Photograph of a view looking down Prince's Street with the prison on the left and the Political Martyr's Monument in the form of an obelisk standing to the left of the centre. Edinburgh Castle can be seen on the left of the background.

This photograph is from a portfolio of 42 photographs taken by Wilson that were used to illustrate a book featuring entries from Queen Victoria's journals, written during her visits to Scotland. Leaves from Our Life in the Highlands was published to great success in 1868.