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Title	Edinburgh in 1886
View	Detail, Charlotte Square (southeast corner) in foreground, and Princes Street beyond
Notes	Charlotte Square was the last part of the initial phase of the New Town to be completed in 1820. Much of it was the 1791 design of Robert Adam, who died in 1792, just as building began. Key lists the buildings in foreground as 'Terraces designed by the Brothers Adam'
Work Type	documents cartographic materials maps visual works drawings (visual works) orthographic projections (images) plans (orthographic projections)s site plans visual works prints (visual works) intaglio prints engravings (prints)
Style/Period	Nineteenth century
Creator Name	Brewer, Henry William, 1836-1903
Creator Nationality	British
Date.Creator Birth	1836
Date.Creator Death	1903
Subject.work	architecture cityscape City planning International Exhibition of Industry, Science, and Art (1886 : Edinburgh, Scotland) world's fairs bird's-eye views
Country	United Kingdom
City	Edinburgh
State/Province	Scotland
Architectural Material	ink on paper
Technique	engraving (printing process)
Dates	1886 (publication)
Photographer	Gilchrist, Scott
Date Photographed	5/3/2009
Subject Information	Bird's eye view (not drawn to scale) of Edinburgh drawn by H. W. Brewer and engraved by T. Griffiths. View of New Town from Charlotte Square, looking down George Street towards Princes Street and the Castle beyond. The view terminates with Calton Hill and its monuments in the distance. The small domed pavilion in the top right hand corner was built for the 1886 world's fair (International Exhibition) and was opened by Queen Victoria on the 22nd May 1886. Folded copies of this print were handed out to visItors to the pavilion. It has a keyblock to the landmarks at the bottom. A print is in the City of Edinburgh Museums collections, as well as Boston Public Library.
Information.source	Boston Public Library; http://www.bpl.org/
Credit Line	copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)

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