Edinburgh from Cannonmills [Canonmills]

Category

Library Item

Item no

6627

Title

Edinburgh from Cannonmills [Canonmills]

Description

The Water of Leith flows through Canonmills in Edinburgh. On the riverbank there is a group of buildings amongst trees and shrubs. On one side the river is bordered by a wall. In the distance Edinburgh is visible with the Castle prominent on the skyline.

Artist / maker

Ewbank, John Wilson

Engraver

Lizars, W. H.

Date

1825

Size

20.4 x 26.9 cm

Type

Engraving

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Canonmills is an area of Edinburgh situated immediately to the north-east of Stockbridge and the south-east of the Royal Botanic Gardens. The area was originally a separate village with, perhaps unsurprisingly, a history of milling.

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Homes > Residential buildings > Castles and palaces

Landscape > Water > Rivers and streams

Places > Edinburgh areas > Stockbridge

Places > Edinburgh areas > Water of Leith

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Plants > Trees > Trees

(55°57′45″N, 3°11′51″W)

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