Ainslie Place, Edinburgh

Category

Library Item

Item no

13858

Title

Ainslie Place, Edinburgh

Description

A view of the neo-classical buildings in Ainslie Place, Edinburgh. The houses sweep in a crescent around a wide street with an enclosed garden in the centre. The street is busy with pedestrians, dogs, a horse and carriage and a man on horseback.

Artist / maker

Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer

Engraver

Johnstone, J.

Date

1830

Size

11.8 x 16 cm

Type

Engraving

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Ainslie Place is part of the mid-nineteenth century development which took place on lands feued by the Earl of Moray, immediately to the north-west of the first New Town. The plan was devised by James Gillespie Graham, and also includes Randolph Crescent, Moray Place and Doune Terrace.

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Animals > Mammals > Dogs

Homes > Residential buildings > Houses

Landscape > Landscape architectural facilities > Gardens

Places > Edinburgh areas > New Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Transport > Land > Horse and carriages

Transport > Land > Horse and riders

(55°57′13″N, 3°12′38″W)

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