New Town of Edinburgh

Category

Library Item

Item no

722

Title

New Town of Edinburgh

Description

A panoramic view of Edinburgh from the north shows the outline of the New Town and the Old Town behind. From left to right you can see: Arthur's Seat, Calton Hill with the Nelson Monument and Salisbury Crags; from the centre:the spires of St Giles and St Andrew's (now St Andrew's and St George's); the castle and Castle Rock; the dome of St George's Church (now West Register House).

Artist / maker

Skene, James

Date

1817

Size

9 x 38 cm.

Type

Pen work

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Edinburgh's New Town, which lies to the north of the Old Town, was designed by James Craig. Craig was the winner of a design competition held in 1766 which invited contestants to submit plans for the city's northward expansion. This expansion had become necessary due to terrible overcrowding in the Old Town. Based on a regular geometric scheme around the three streets of Princes Street, George Street and Queen Street the New Town continued to be developed until 1830. It has now been classed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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