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Bird's eye view looking west, c. 1450, 1910

 Item — Box: Box E
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/4/2

Scope and Contents

Ink and water-colour drawing by Frank C. Mears, 1910, showing medieval developments of Castle and Royal Burgh, with Holyrood Abbey and beginnings of aristocratic Burgh of Canongait. It also shows the Grassmarket and the "Nor Loch" and the city walls.

Dates

  • Creation: 1910

Language of Materials

From the Fonds:

English

French

Hebrew

Latin

Dutch

Flemish

Extent

1 drawing : Ink and watercolour

Stock Check (2016-2020)

Located

Previous reference

A2.24

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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