Kinghorn, Fife
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
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Perspective view of the castle and City of Edinburgh with the towns of Leith, Burnt Island and Kinghorn, c 1914
Item — Box Box A: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/3/4
Scope and Contents
This has been described as an idealised depiction of Edinburgh. The medieval appearance of the town shows only a small southern suburb - showing the Pleasance, but not Blackfriars monastery, destroyed 16th century. 'Survey of Edinburgh' number pencilled on back, 112/18. Originally appeared in Nathaniel Spencer's (aka Robert Sanders) 'The Complete English Traveller' (c. 1773).
Dates:
c 1914