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Linlithgow Palace, Edinburgh
Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer, 1829, Engraving
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Linlithgow Palace, Edinburgh
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Title
Linlithgow Palace, Edinburgh
Description
The ruins of Linlithgow Palace sit in parkland surrounded by large trees.
Artist / maker
Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer
Engraver
Barber, T
Date
1829
Size
9.9 x 14.9 cm
Type
Engraving
Location
Edinburgh City Archives
This image comes from 'Modern Athens', a book of engravings based on drawings by Thomas Shepherd published in 1829. In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries Edinburgh was growing rapidly. The popular neoclassical architectural style of the time was inspired by the ancient Greeks and Romans, and Edinburgh was nicknamed 'Athens of the North'. Shepherd's engravings celebrate the beauty of Edinburgh and show many notable buildings and streets both within the city, and further afield.
The town of Linlithgow is situated roughly 18 miles to the west of Edinburgh. It is served by the Glasgow to Edinburgh railway line and the Union Canal which runs from Edinburgh to Falkirk. The town has long established royal connections and was famously the birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots. These connections diminished following the Union of the Crowns in 1603. Several notable buildings, including the Town House, St Michael's Parish Church and Linlithgow Palace attract large numbers of visitors to the town.
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