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Edinburgh from the Mound
Leitch, William Leighton, 1854, Lithograph
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Edinburgh from the Mound
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10965
Title
Edinburgh from the Mound
Description
Pedestrians and horses and carts travel up and down the Mound in this busy street scene. One of the carts enters a wooden enclosure. In the distance the monuments of Calton Hill can be seen.
Artist / maker
Leitch, William Leighton
Engraver
Harding, J. W.
Date
1854
Size
29.7 x 41.3 cm
Type
Lithograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Construction of the Mound was begun in the 1760's by the tailor George Boyd to give him better access to his clients in Edinburgh's New Town from his Old Town shop. Large amounts of waste material from the development of New Town was added to 'Geordie Boyd's Mud Brig' creating a substantial link road. Further more formal development of the Mound begun in 1825 following the foundation of the Royal Institution at its foot.
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