Edimbourg. Vu de la Chapelle St Antoine

Category

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Item no

14701

Title

Edimbourg. Vu de la Chapelle St Antoine [Edinburgh. Seen from St Anthony's Chapel]

Description

In this view from Holyrood Park Holyroodhouse marks the end of the Royal Mile. Smoke rises from factories in the Old Town and the North Bridge connects Old and New Towns. The monuments on Calton Hill and Calton Gaol are silhouetted against the sky and tenement buildings rise up towards Edinburgh Castle.

Artist / maker

Pernot, Francois A.

Engraver

Lauters, P.

Date

1827

Size

17.5 x 24 cm

Type

Lithograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Holyrood Park, otherwise known as Queen's Park, lies to the south east of Holyrood Abbey and Palace. Originally the sanctuary of Holyrood Abbey it later came under royal control and was enclosed by James V in the 1540s.

'Old Town' is the general name given to the original mediaeval centre of Edinburgh. It consists principally of the Royal Mile and the streets and closes leading from it, including those previously part of the separate burgh of Canongate. It also includes the Cowgate and the Grassmarket. The restricted size of the Old Town necessitated the construction of multi-storey 'lands' from the 1500's onwards, many of which still exist today. Eventually chronic overcrowding led to expansion of the city northwards past the Nor' Loch and southwards beyond the Flodden Wall. The Old Town area has now been classed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Places > Edinburgh areas > Calton Hill

Places > Edinburgh areas > Holyrood

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh