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Castlehill, head of the West Bow, Edinburgh
Geikie, Walter, 1820, Wash drawing
Castlehill, head of the West Bow, Edinburgh
Castlehill, head of the West Bow, Edinburgh
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Title
Castlehill, head of the West Bow, Edinburgh
Description
The head of the West Bow on Castlehill, Edinburgh. A horse and cart crosses the street. People walk around in this busy street scene where women carry baskets, a woman selling goods from a table and a man orates to a crowd of people. Tenements are either side of the road.
Artist / maker
Geikie, Walter
Date
1820
Size
15.2 x 15.5 cm
Type
Wash drawing
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Edinburgh's West Bow was zig-zagging street which led from the Grassmarket to the Lawnmarket. Its upper half was destroyed by the construction of Victoria Street and Terrace.
Castlehill is the section of the Royal Mile running from Castle Esplanade to the Lawnmarket in Edinburgh.
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