As his business grew, Wilson photographed areas of Scotland that were yet to establish themselves as tourist destinations, such as the ‘Three Sisters’ mountain range in Glencoe. This view leads the eye from the waterfall in the foreground to the heights of Aonach Dubh in the background. Aonach Dubh, meaning ‘Black Ridge’, forms the highest peak in the range.

The gaping mouth of Fingal’s Cave provides an excellent subject for a stereoscopic card. When viewed as a three-dimensional image, the viewer is invited into the depths of the cave itself. This photograph shows that Wilson employed a diagonal perspective by using contrasting areas of light and shade to lead the viewer’s eye directly into the picture.

The naturalist Sir Joseph Banks named the cave after the eponymous hero of a historical Gaelic poem made famous by James Macpherson during the early eighteenth century. The cave’s hexagonal basalt columns have inspired numerous creative minds, including the composer Felix Mendelssohn who wrote his overture, The Hebrides, following a visit to the cave in 1829.