A general view of the city and castle of Edinburgh

Category

Library Item

Item no

478

Title

A general view of the city and castle of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland

Description

From a distant viewpoint two men one with a horse survey the Old Town and Canongate burghs of Edinburgh and the Royal Mile which link Edinburgh Castle to Holyroodhouse Palace. In the distance are the hills of Fife and the River Forth.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1765

Size

21.4 x 31.1 cm

Type

Engraving

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 the 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 an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. Other more modern developments, from the nineteenth 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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Animals > Mammals > Horses

Homes > Residential buildings > Castles and palaces

Landscape > Land > Hills

Landscape > Water > Rivers and streams

Places > Edinburgh areas > Canongate

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Edinburgh areas > Royal Mile

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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