"In High-Street," Edinburgh (1887?)

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In High-Street

Picturesque Scotland: Its Romantic Scenes & Historical Associations Described in Lay and Legend, Song and Story

1887?

Half-page composite woodblock engraving

11.5 cm high x 8.5 cm wide (4 ½ by 3 ⅜ inches), p. 24, framed.

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Scanned image and text by Philip V. Allingham.

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Passages Illustrated: Further Street Scenes in "The Old Town"

The Close, Canongate page 11. 14.3 cm high by 8.8 cm wide, framed composite woodblock engraving, dropped into the text.

See also Houses in High-Street p. 27, and Close, Canongate, p. 14, in "Edinburgh — A Walk along Princes-Street."

Bibliography

Watt, Francis M., and Andrew Carter. "From Castle to Palace." Picturesque Scotland: Its Romantic Scenes & Historical Associations Described in Lay and Legend, Song and Story.. London: John M. Murdoch [1887?], pp. 22-39.

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