Conjectural view of Edinburgh & surroundings

Category

Library Item

Item no

10734

Title

Conjectural view of Edinburgh & surroundings towards the close of the glacial period

Description

A view of Edinburgh and its hills at the close of the glacial period. The image shows rocky formations and receding glacial ice. Various hills and features are labelled.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1905

Size

16.8 x 31.7 cm

Type

Watercolour

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The city of Edinburgh is built around seven hills, mostly volcanic in origin. It is bordered to its north by the Firth of Forth, and to its south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh has been Scotland's capital since the mid fifteenth century, but evidence of human habitation on the site stretches back some 7000 years. The central city is made up of the Old Town area immediately surrounding Edinburgh Castle and the Royal Mile, and the New Town to the north, an important example of eighteenth and nineteenth century Neoclassical town planning. These central areas were designated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1995. Other more modern developments, from the 19th century to the present, radiate from this central area incorporating many older villages. Edinburgh attracts more tourists than any other city in the UK except London, especially during the annual festivals in August.

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