Old Map of Edinburgh
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Old Map of Edinburgh by Joseph Meyer, 1844
A richly detailed historic plan of Edinburgh showing the medieval Old Town, Georgian New Town, Edinburgh Castle, Calton Hill and the open landscape around Holyrood Park and Arthur’s Seat.
The map is complemented by a view of Edinburgh Castle and a series of finely engraved elevations of the city’s principal buildings and monuments.
Faithfully reproduced as a fine-art print using archival pigment inks on textured paper.A stunning certified FINE ART PRINT on heavy textured art paper — not a poster
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Joseph Meyer’s finely engraved plan presents Edinburgh in 1844, with the medieval Old Town, the ordered Georgian New Town and the dramatic landscape surrounding them shown together. The plan was published for Meyer’s German Handatlas and draws upon the detailed British mapping produced for the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.
Map Details
- Original title: Plan von Edinburgh
- Publisher: Joseph Meyer and the Bibliographisches Institut
- Atlas: Meyer’s Handatlas
- Date shown: 1844
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
- Format: Engraved town plan with architectural elevations and a view of Edinburgh Castle
- Orientation: North towards the top
Edinburgh Castle stands prominently on its volcanic rock at the western end of the Old Town. From there, the dense historic streets extend eastwards towards Holyrood, contrasting sharply with the broad avenues, crescents and formal squares of the New Town.
Calton Hill, its monuments and surrounding streets are carefully drawn to the east, while Arthur’s Seat and Holyrood Park form a dramatic natural boundary beyond the city. Princes Street, George Street, Queen Street, the Meadows and Hope Park can also be identified, making the map a valuable record of Edinburgh before the major expansion of the later Victorian period.
A pictorial view of Edinburgh Castle appears beside the plan. Along the lower border is a sequence of small architectural elevations depicting prominent buildings and monuments, including St Giles’ Cathedral, the Register Office, the Assembly Rooms, Nelson’s Monument and structures on Calton Hill.You may also like…
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