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Edinburgh, Scotland

 Subject

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Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 788 Collections and/or Records:

Edgar's Plan of Edinburgh, 1765, c 1914

 Item — Box Box E: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/11/13
Scope and Contents

Plan showing secular institutions on sites of monasteries etc., and carrying on some of their functions (largely educational).

Dates: c 1914
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / Old buildings in Edinburgh

Edinburgh, c 1970

 Item — Box Box 7 of 9: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/31/31
Scope and Contents

High rise flats

Dates: c 1970
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / Photographic prints from the Outlook Tower collections

Edinburgh and the Forth Estuary, 1910

 Item — Box PC6/2: Series Coll-1167/B; Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/2/4
Scope and Contents

Ink and water-colour drawing of Edinburgh and the Forth Estuary, entitled, “Bird’s-eye View from South".

Dates: 1910
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / Origins of Edinburgh

Edinburgh and the Forth Estuary, 1910

 Item — Box Box E: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/2/5
Scope and Contents

Ink and water-colour drawing of Edinburgh and the Forth Estuary, entitled, Bird's-eye View from South showing Advantages and Disadvantages of Site.” Hand drawn in watercolour copy of Coll-1167/B/2/4 but with analysis of site.

Dates: 1910
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / Origins of Edinburgh

Edinburgh: bird's-eye view showing the hill fort associated with sea port (Leith), 1910

 Item — Box Box E: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/2/6
Scope and Contents

Ink and water-colour drawing of a bird's eye view showing the hill fort associated with sea port (Leith) signed by Frank C. Mears

Dates: 1910
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / Origins of Edinburgh

Edinburgh Castle before the siege of 1573, c 1914

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/4/4
Scope and Contents

Photocopy from a drawing by Bruce J. Home. Bruce Home was at one time secretary at Geddes' Outlook Tower, Edinburgh.

Dates: c 1914
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / Later Medieval (burghal)

Edinburgh Castle from the Grassmarket, c 1914

 Item — Box PC6/2: Series Coll-1167/B; Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/5/3
Scope and Contents

A lithograph delineated by Samuel D. Swarbreck showing Edinburgh Castle from the Grassmarket. Swarbreck arguably contributed towards the moulding of the Victorian perception of Scotland through his depictions of Scottish scenery. He published a series of "Sketches of Scotland" in 1839.

Dates: c 1914
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / Castles and Abbeys

Edinburgh Diagram showing extent in early 14th century, c 1985

 Item — Box Box 4 of 9: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/27/23/3
Scope and Contents

A photographic print showing an image of a drawing by Frank C. Mears (1880-1953). This appears to be a rough map rather than a diagram, but the title has been copied from the inscription of the negative.

Dates: c 1985
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / The photographs for the Survey of Edinburgh / Models, maps, diagrams

Edinburgh Diagram showing extent in early 14th century, c 1890-c 1910

 Item — Box Box 5 of 7: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/26/23/3
Scope and Contents

A glass plate negative showing an image of a drawing by Frank C. Mears (1880-1953). This appears to be a rough map rather than a diagram, but the title has been copied from the inscription of the negative.

Dates: c 1890-c 1910
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / The photographs for the Survey of Edinburgh / Models, maps, diagrams

Edinburgh: diagrammatic plan of the new Royal Burgh, c 1914

 Item — Box Box E: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/3/3
Scope and Contents

Diagrammatic Plan of the new Royal Burgh showing the probable extensions and boundaries during the thirteenth century. The central street or market-place of Edinburgh was laid out one hundred feet wide with low galleried houses on each side.

Dates: c 1914
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / The Survey of Edinburgh / Early Medieval (feudal)