Edinburgh engraving: general view from South with Firth of Forth in background and two men on horse-back in the foreground. Titled: 'Edynburgum'.
SC 453751
Description Edinburgh engraving: general view from South with Firth of Forth in background and two men on horse-back in the foreground. Titled: 'Edynburgum'.
Catalogue Number SC 453751
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of EDD 1/24 P
Scope and Content Print of the city of Edinburgh The Old Town of Edinburgh, built on the ridge of a hill, had a marvellous defensive position. It lay near the River Forth, one of the greatest estuaries of the North Sea. The Old Town, restricted almost entirely to the narrow ridge that ran from the Castle in the west to Holyrood Palace in the east, was bounded to the south by the Meadows, and to the north by the Nor' Loch and fields stretching to the River Forth. In 1650 Edinburgh was a small town, spilling out from the confines of the Flodden Wall, built in 1513 to protect it against attacks by the English. By the 18th century, within its walls, it had become cramped dirty and desperately overcrowded. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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