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Craigleith Quarry (Edinburgh, Scotland)

 Subject

Staff Only
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Sandstone quarry at Craigleith; opened around the 17th century, and closed in 1942.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Edinburgh from Craig Leith Quarry, 1825

 piece
Identifier: Coll-10/2/175
Scope and Contents

Edinburgh from Craig Leith Quarry. Line engraving. 1825. Ewbank, John Wilson, 1799?-1847, Artist; Lizars, W. H. (William Home), 1788-1859, Engraver; Lizars, Daniel, 1793-, Publisher.

Published in: Picturesque Views of Edinburgh (1825).

Dates: 1825
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Symbolae Scoticae / 2. Midlothian, East Lothian, West Lothian

The Stone Quarries, Craigleith, Near Edinburgh, From Which the New Town Was Built, 31 January 1829

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Identifier: Coll-10/1/263(ii)
Scope and Contents

The Stone Quarries, Craigleith, Near Edinburgh, From Which the New Town Was Built. Line engraving. 31 January 1829. Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer. 1793-1864, Artist; Wallis, William 1780-1855, Engraver; Jones and Co. (London, England), Publisher.

Publisher statement: Published ... by Jones & Co, Temple of the Muses, Finsbury Square, London.

Published in: T. H. Shepherd, Modern Athens! (1829).

Dates: 31 January 1829
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Symbolae Scoticae / 1. Edinburgh