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Bird's-eye View of Edinburgh (lithograph)

M. & N. Hanhart Chromo Lith.; Dolby, Edwin Thomas
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URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/144374
Date
2013-09-26
Description
Detail, buildings on Calton Hill, including Calton Gaol (now destroyed, shown below summit on the left); lowest point Regent Road with the Royal High School; A lithograph showing a bird's-eye perspective (from a point above Calton Hill) of Edinburgh. M & N Hanhart Printers (1830-1903) was a well-known company specializing in lithography (and chromolithography), established in Mulhouse in 1830 by Michael Hanhart who initially worked with Godefroy Engelmann in London. The firm, established at Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square, London, was named after his two sons Michael and Nicholas. Edwin T. Dolby, the lithographer, was also a painter known for his views of churches. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 7/2/2012)
Type of Work
site plan; lithograph; map
Subject
architecture, cityscape, City planning, bird's-eye views, Nineteenth century
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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