Historic Model of City of Edinburgh (Edinburgh, Scotland) : Detail, York Place (in 18th-19th centuries)
- Published/Created:
- Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
next to the National Gallery of Scotland on the Mound (set in paving)
1984 - Date Depicted:
- 5/3/2009
- Materials:
- cast bronze
- Notes:
- A cast bronze model of the the city of Edinburgh showing topographical and geological features, historic streets and buildings. It shows the crag and tail formation on which the Old Town was built, running eastwards from the Castle Rock down to Holyrood Abbey and Palace. The foreground is occupied by the 18th century Georgian New Town with the Calton Hill at the extreme upper left. The Old and New Towns were connected by the North Bridge (1763) and the artificially constructed earthen Mound (1781-1830). The model is situated in an open space next to the National Gallery of Scotland on the Mound and was given by the staff of Marks & Spencer to the City of Edinburgh in 1984 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the company.
- Variant Titles:
- Bronze relief of Edinburgh historic city center
- Topics:
- Architecture -- Britain -- 20th century -- (YVRC)
Architecture -- Scotland -- 20th century -- (YVRC) - Period/Style:
- Twentieth century
- Culture:
- British
Scottish - Accession Number:
- 1A2-SC-E-M-A13
- Coordinates:
- +55.951437-3.195405
- Genre:
- architectural and scale models
- Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- models (representations); visual works; sculpture (visual work); reliefs (sculptures) architecture; cityscape; City planning
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Addition Module Seven
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
5/3/2009 12:00:00 AM - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4349
- OID:
- 10472772
- PID:
- digcoll:1788336