By profession, George Watson Hewitt was an architect with a strong interest in photography. In 1872, he became a member of the Photo Society of Philadelphia and in 1879 he became the Vice President. Examples of his work are in the collection of the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House, Rochester, USA. This album is of a european tour undertaken by the photographer and includes Brussels, Rome, Pisa, Venice, Nurnberg, Rothenberg, Cologne, Bruges, Antwerp, Amsterdam and the Swiss Alps.