Oban Collection

Hour of the Monkey [4pm] (Saru no koku), from the series "The Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara" ("Seiro juni toki tsuzuki"), Japan, c. 1794

Kagero: Akushichibei Kagekiyo, from the series "Japanese and Chinese Comparisons for the Chapters of Genji (Wakan nazorae Genji)", 1855

View over Oban Bay from McCaigs Tower, sunset, ferry coming into port, Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Oban in Argyll and Bute, Scotland
The sheltered harbour at Oban in Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Oban waterfront, Oban, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Poster for Oban, Scotland
Poster advertising Oban, the Charing Cross of the Scottish Highlands. Tours by steamer, coach and rail to all places of interest

Oban waterfront, Oban, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Oban, Western Scotland, United Kingdom

Rest & be Thankful Pass
A glimpse of the famous Rest and Be Thankful road and pass, between Glasgow and Oban, Scotland. Lord Acrum bivouacked his troops here when making the road in 1747 Date: 1950s

View of Cullipool, Isle of Luing, Scotland. circa 1900s

Ruins of Dunollie Castle from Oban Bay, Scotland

Ardconnel Terrace, Oban, Argyllshire, Scotland, McCaig Tower
Ardconnel Terrace, Oban, Argyllshire, Scotland showing the McCaig Tower

George Street, Oban - looking North
George Street, Oban, Scotland - looking North

Boats and waterfront, McCaigs Tower on hill, Oban, Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, Europe

Will Irvine of Hunter & the Bear playing at Oban Live in Scotland
Will Irvine of Hunter & the Bear playing at Oban Live 2016. This was held at Oban, in Argyll & Bute in Scotland

Karen Matheson of Capercaillie singing at Oban Live in Scotland
Karen Matheson of Capercaillie singing at Oban Live 2016. This was held at Oban, in Argyll & Bute in Scotland

The Lord of the Isles ferry at Oban in Argyll and Bute, Scotland
" The Lord of the Isles" ferry departing from Oban in Argyll and Bute, Scotland

The Lovers Umegawa and Chubei : Japanese Oban print
UTAMARO: LOVERS, 1797. The Lovers Umegawa and Chubei : Japanese Oban print, c1797, by Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806)

Martin Gillespie of Skerryvore playing at Oban Live in Scotland
Martin Gillespie of Skerryvore playing at Oban Live 2016. This was held at Oban, in Argyll & Bute in Scotland

Oban harbour, Scotland
A fishing boat coming into the harbour at Oban, Argyll & Bute, Scotland

Fukagawa Susaki and Jumantsubo (Fukagawa Susaki Jumantsubo), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1857

Postcode Sector Map sheet 27 Mull and Tiree
This Postcode Sector Map (sheet 27) displays all of the first part of the postcode and the first number of the second part, or Inward Code, (eg EX20 3) for Mull & Tiree

Hebridean Princess cruise ship sailing past island on way into Oban harbour, Kerrera, Inner Hebrides, Argyll, Scotland, May

Southern Teahouse, Japan, n. d. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Southern Teahouse, Japan, n.d

Shinmei Shrine in Shiba (Shiba Shinmeigu), from the series "Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho)", 1858

General view of Cullipool, Isle of Luing, Scotland. Date: circa 1920

Castle Stalker built on a small Island near Port Appin. 14th Century, Scotland

The Esplanade, Oban, Argyllshire, Scotland. Date: 1900s

The Hebridean Princess at Oban in Argyll and Bute, Scotland
The " Hebridean Princess" cruise ship berthed at Oban in Argyll and Bute, Scotland

JAPAN: TRAVELERS, c1840. Travelers in the Snow at Oi: Japanese Oban print by Hiroshige

Harbour and waterfront, Oban, Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Firth of Lorn from Oban, Scotland
View of the Firth of Lorn from Oban, Scotland. Date: late 19th century

Barcaldine Castle near Oban. Date: early 1900s

The Esplanade, Oban Scotland. Date: early 1900s

The Station Hotel and the King's Arms Hotel, Oban, Scotland. Date: early 1900s

OBAN BAY 1880S
Oban Bay Date: 1880s

Yamauba Breast Feeding Kintaro, Japan, c. 1801 / 06. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Yamauba Breast Feeding Kintaro, Japan, c. 1801/06

The Bay at Oban, a resort town within the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. 23rd August 1951

Lorn Agricultural Society Show at Saulmore Park, Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. 23rd August 1951

Scotland. The waterfront of Oban

UK, Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Oban

UK, Scotland, Argyll, Oban

UK, Scotland, Argyll, Oban, The Sound of Kerrera

Morishita, between Shono and Kameyana: Actor Ichikawa Enzo Hori no Ranmaru, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), 1852

Lismore Lighhouse
Early morning sun catches the side of Lismore Lighthouse, at the edge of the Island of Lismore. This small island is close to Oban on the west coast of Scotland and not far from the Isle of Mull

Ban Danemon Naoyuki Conquers the Old Raccoon Dog at Fukushima's Mansion, 1866 (image 2 of 2), 1866

Ban Danemon Naoyuki Conquers the Old Raccoon Dog at Fukushima's Mansion, 1866 (image 1 of 2), 1866

The Calligraphy Lesson, 18th century. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
The Calligraphy Lesson, 18th century

View of Tsukuda Island from Eitai Bridge (Eitaibashi Tsukudajima), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1857

Oki Province: Takuhi Shrine (Oki)
Oki Province: Takuhi Shrine (Oki, Takuhi no yashiro), from the series "Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue)", 1853

Distant View of Azuma Bridge and Kinryuzan Temple (Azumabashi Kinryuzan enbo), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1857

Act 11, Part 1: The Approach to the Night Attack (Juichidanme ichi)
Act 11, Part 1: The Approach to the Night Attack (Juichidanme ichi, yochi oshiyose), from the series "The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)", c. 1834/39

Blossoms on the Tama River Embankment (Tamagawa-zutsumi no hana), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1856

Okitsu: Kiyomigaseki and Seiken Temple (Kiyomigaseki)
Okitsu: Kiyomigaseki and Seiken Temple (Kiyomigaseki, Seikenji)--No. 18, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Reisho Tokaido, c

No. 43: Tsumagome, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido)
No. 43: Tsumagome, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)", c. 1835/38

New Fuji, Meguro (Meguro Shin-Fuji), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1857

Ishibe: Megawa Village (Ishibe)
Ishibe: Megawa Village (Ishibe, Megawa no sato), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Hoeido Tokaido, c. 1833/34

Iwami Province: Salt Beaches near Takatsu Hill (Iwami)
Iwami Province: Salt Beaches near Takatsu Hill (Iwami, Takatsuyama shiohama), from the series "Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue)", 1853

No. 68 (sic; actually 69): Crossroad at Kusatsu (Kusatsu oiwake), from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)", c. 1835/38

Yui: Satta Peak (Yui, Satta mine), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Hoeido Tokaido, c. 1833/34

Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)", Japan, 1830/33

Hara-No. 14, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan)
Hara-No. 14, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Reisho Tokaido, c. 1847/52

The First Day of Business (Akinai hajime), from the illustrated book "Colors of the Triple Dawn (Saishiki mitsu no asa)", c. 1787

Shimada, Fujieda, Okabe, and Mariko, no. 6 from the series "Cutouts of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi harimaze)", 1852

Numazu—No. 13, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan)
Numazu--No. 13, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Reisho Tokaido, c. 1847/52

Snow at Benzaiten Shrine in Inokashira Pond (Inokashira no ike Benzaiten no yashiro)
Snow at Benzaiten Shrine in Inokashira Pond (Inokashira no ike Benzaiten no yashiro yuki no kei), from the series "Snow, Moon, and Flowers at Famous Places (Meisho setsugekka)", c. 1844/45

Pine of Success and Oumayagashi, Asakusa River (Asakusagawa shubi no matsu Oumayagashi), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei), 1856

View to the North from Asuka Hill (Asukayama kita no chobo), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1856

Temple Gardens in Nippori (Nippori jiin no rinsen), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1857

View from Massaki of Suijin Shrine, Uchigawa Inlet, and Sekiya (Massaki hen yori Suijin no mori Uchigawa Sekiya no sato o miru zu)

Hakone: Night Procession in the Mountains (Hakone)
Hakone: Night Procession in the Mountains (Hakone, sanchu yagyo no zu), no

Ryogoku Bridge and the Great Riverbank (Ryogokubashi Okawabata), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1856

Yoshitsune's Horse-washing Falls at Yoshino in Yamato Province (Washu Yoshino Yoshitsun)
Yoshitsune's Horse-washing Falls at Yoshino in Yamato Province (Washu Yoshino Yoshitsune uma arai no taki) from the series "A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)

Returning Sails at Yabase (Yabase no kihan), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei no uchi)", c. 1834

The Courtesan Kisegawa of the Matsubaya, from an untitled series of courtesans of the Matsubaya as five musicians, Japan, c. 1797

Wakaume of the Tamaya in Edo-cho itchome, and her child attendants Mumeno and Iroka (Edo-cho itchome, Tamaya uchi Wakaume Mumeno Iroka), Japan, c. 1793/94

Arai: View of Ferryboats (Arai)
Arai: View of Ferryboats (Arai, watashibune no zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Hoeido Tokaido, c. 1833/34

Sumiyoshi Festival at Tsukuda Island (Tsukudajima Sumiyoshi no matsuri), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1857

Shono: Ancient Site of the Shiratori Mound (Shono)
Shono: Ancient Site of the Shiratori Mound (Shono, Shiratorizuka koseki), no

The Tsushima Festival, Owari Province (Owari Tsushima sairei), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)", 1859

Ono Falls on the Kisokaido (Kisokaido Ono no bakufu), from the series "A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)", Japan, c. 1833

No. 47: Oi, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu)
No. 47: Oi, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)", c. 1835/38

Misaka Pass in Kai Province (Kai Misakagoe), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei)", 1858

In the Mountains of Izu Province (Izu no sanchu), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei)", 1858

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Oban, a picturesque town nestled on the waterfront of the Highlands in Scotland, is a hidden gem in the United Kingdom. With its stunning views over Oban Bay from McCaigs Tower and breathtaking sunsets that paint the sky with vibrant hues, it's no wonder why this place attracts visitors from all over Europe. As you stand at the edge Bay, you can witness ferries gracefully gliding into port, connecting this charming town to other parts of Argyll and Bute. The poster for Oban proudly showcases its beauty, inviting travelers to explore its wonders. Located in Western Scotland, it offers more than just scenic landscapes. The Rest & be Thankful Pass takes you on a thrilling journey through winding roads surrounded by nature's splendor. And if you venture further out to Cullipool on the Isle of Luing, you'll be rewarded with an awe-inspiring view that will leave you breathless. History enthusiasts will find solace among the ruins of Dunollie Castle as they overlook Oban Bay. These ancient remnants tell tales of times long gone by and add an air of mystery to this already enchanting place. Strolling along Ardconnel Terrace or George Street reveals glimpses into everyday life in Oban. Quaint shops line these streets while locals go about their daily routines amidst a backdrop that could easily grace postcards. Boats gently bobbing in sync with the rhythm of waves create a soothing melody along the waterfront. This idyllic scene captures both tranquility and adventure – two elements that define Oban perfectly. So whether you're seeking serenity or craving exploration, make your way to Oban where Highland charm meets coastal allure. Discover why this Scottish treasure has captured hearts far and wide – it truly is a destination like no other.