Bird's-eye View of Edinburgh (lithograph)
M. & N. Hanhart Chromo Lith.; Dolby, Edwin Thomas
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Date
2013-09-26Description
Detail, Old Royal High School and Robert Burns Monument on Regent Road; 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; mapSubject
architecture, cityscape, City planning, bird's-eye views, Nineteenth century
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