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Subject Period 19th century

Subject Terms Edinburgh (Scotland) -- Buildings, structures, etc.

1. Edinburgh and the surrounding country as seen from the Calton Hill [graphic] : 356 feet above the sea level : the names of the principal churches, monuments, offices &c are marked directly underneath the hills with their heights above the sea level and their distances from Edinr., towns &c. and their distances, &c.

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Creator:: Leith, Samuel, active 1830–1856
Date:: [1840]
Physical Description:: 1 print on 6 joined sheets : hand colored lithographs ; sheets end-to-end 29 x 228 cm, rolled to 29 x 5 cm (scroll format)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. Now exhibiting in the second circle, a view of Edinburgh and the surrounding country : the contemplation of this grand and delightful scene, and an earnest desire to represent it entire, were the first circumstances which impressed Mr. Barker's mind with the idea of a panorama : the public may now form a judgment of the comparative excellence of three views, reckoned by men of taste the finest in Europe, namely, Constantinople and Plymouth, which have been exhibited, and Edinburgh, which is now open.

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Creator:: Barker, Robert, 1739–1806
Date:: 1806
Physical Description:: 1 print : woodcut and letterpress ; 27.3 x 22.1 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts