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View of Edinburgh as proposed by Alexander Trotter
Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer, 1812, Engraving
View of Edinburgh as proposed by Alexander Trotter
View of Edinburgh as proposed by Alexander Trotter
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Title
View of Edinburgh showing the communication between the Old and New Town as proposed by Alexander Trotter Esq. of Dreghorn
Artist / maker
Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer
Engraver
Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer
Date
1812
Size
30.4 x 41.7 cm
Type
Engraving
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Construction of the Mound was begun in the 1760s by the tailor George Boyd to give him better access to his clients in Edinburgh's New Town from his Old Town shop. Large amounts of waste material from the development of New Town was added to 'Geordie Boyd's Mud Brig' creating a substantial link road. Further more formal development of the Mound begun in 1825 following the foundation of the Royal Institution at its foot.
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