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Likely to be a duplicate reproduction of an original. Part of a set of three. Signed “G. C,” (George Cattermole). Greyfriars Churchyard which Geddes comments becomes "Campo Santo of Presbyterianism" in his "The Civic Survey of Edinburgh" published in the Transactions of the Royal Institute of British Architects and Town Planning (1910). Edinburgh (Central) Public Library Catalogue of Prints, p. 205, details the “Signing of the National Covenant, engr. by J. D. Harding c. 1854.”

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View of Princes Street from Calton Hill showing the outline of the proposed North British Hotel which was completed in 1902. (renamed The Balmoral in 1990). No attribution but note on the back suggests “by Francis Caird Inglis”. Text in pencil on back reads 112/32.

Scope and Contents Two middle age fishwives, one seated and one standing, are wearing elaborate bonnets and striped skirts in traditional costume. The background scene shows a loch with a bridge and hills in the distance, probably set up in a photographer's studio. No attribution but possibly HIll and Adamson who were known to have created prints depicting Newhaven as a model community bound by tradition, honest labour and mutual support. Alternatively, Alexander Adam Inglis, who is also known to have...

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Original architectural watercolour drawing of 453-461 Lawnmarket, Edinburgh. Directly on card, by Henbest Capper for Patrick Geddes, then in charge of the Town Council Improvement Scheme of the Lawnmarket. The building was restored as a student Hall of residence for women students.

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A plan showing the survey of open spaces in the Old Town of Edinburgh, undertaken by the Outlook Tower Committee, c 1913, with the aim of reclaiming 75 pieces of land, totalling 10 acres, for the purpose of turning them into gardens.