Plan showing the open spaces in the Old Town of Edinburgh, c 1890-c 1910
Scope and Contents
A glass plate negative showing an image of the Outlook Tower Open Spaces Committee's Survey of Open Spaces in the Old Town of Edinburgh. Below the plan is seen a list of 75 existing and potential open spaces. The inscription in the top left hand corner records that on seven sites, gardens had been made already by the Outlook Tower Open Spaces Committee, 1909-1910. A print from this glass plate negative was included in the "Open Spaces as Gardens and Playgrounds" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exibition". See Coll-1167/B/24.
Dates
- Creation: c 1890-c 1910
Creator
- From the Sub-Series: Geddes, Alasdair, 1891-1917 (geographer and sociologist) (Person)
Language of Materials
English
French
Hebrew
Latin
Dutch
Flemish
Full Extent
1 glass plate negative ; 4 1/4" x 3 1/4"
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Scratched; cracked; conserved 2018, sink matted stored in larger box to core series of glass plate negatives
Stock Check (2016-2020)
Located 2017
Previous numbering
PSE/W/5; A2.146
Geographic
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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