Bird's-eye View of Edinburgh (lithograph)

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Title	Bird's-eye View of Edinburgh (lithograph)
View	Detail, buildings on Calton Hill, including Calton Gaol (now destroyed, shown below summit on the left)
Notes	Shows the National, Nelson, and Dugald Stewart Monuments on the summit, right. On the lower edge are Calton Gaol, Governor's House, Martyr's Monument and the Mausoleum of David Hume (top center)
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) planographic prints lithographs
Style/Period	Nineteenth century
Creator Name	Dolby, Edwin Thomas M. & N. Hanhart Chromo Lith.
Creator Nationality	British
Subject.work	architecture cityscape City planning bird's-eye views
Country	United Kingdom
City	Edinburgh
State/Province	Scotland
Location.Notes	Published by M & N Hanhart Printers, London
Architectural Material	ink on paper
Technique	offset printing
Dates	1875 (publication)
Photographer	Gilchrist, Scott
Date Photographed	5/3/2009
Subject Information	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.
Information.source	Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Credit Line	copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)

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