"In 1773, the Scottish James Boswell persuaded his English friend Samuel Johnson to accompany him on a tour through the Highlands of Scotland. Johnson was well known for his literary works and his dictionary. The two travelers set out from Edinburgh and skirted the eastern and northeastern coasts of Scotland. They proceeded into the Highlands and spent several weeks on various islands in the Hebrides. After a visit to Boswell's Estate at Auchinleck, the two returned to Edinburgh. Johnson published his Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland in 1775. A separate travel journal, The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson L.L.D., by Boswell was published in 1785. The two narratives are very different on approach-Johnson concentrated on Scotland, and Boswell focused on Johnson. This book contains excerpts from the original text and features historically re-created paintings of locations visited by the travelers. This illustrated book was completed in 2018 over 200 years after their initial tour. It was the effort of a 20-year project beginning in 1998. Although the author and artist did not walk directly in the footsteps of Boswell and Johnson, their journey was retraced during multiple travels throughout Scotland. The project culminated in a stay at the restored familial home of Boswell - Auchinleck House"--Cover.