A plan of the city of Edinburgh, with all the new streets, avenues, buildings, squares, courts &c within & round the city, since 1741 till this present year 1773, : comprehending likewise all the grounds upon which the new town is proposed to be extended, & the buildings already finished & carrying on, which gives an idea of the appearance the whole will have when finished, & also its affinity with the old town /
Bell, Andrew,1726-1809.
[Edinburgh] : Andrew Bell,
1773.
Relief shown by hachures.
Title and notes in top and bottom margin of sheet.
Based on William Edgar's plan of 1742 with new developments added.
Dedication, top right corner: "To Gilbert Laurie, Esq. Lord Provost of the City and Edinburgh and one of the commissioners of His Majestys revenues of excise in Scotland. This plan is humbly inscribed; by His Lordships most humble serv[ant] And[rew] Bell."
Table of references, bottom right, listing closes and courts and public buildings.
Note, lower margin: "N.B The New Town is designed to consist of 3 principal Streets, viz. Queens Street, George Street, & Princes Street, 100 feet broad each, & two Mewse Streets betwixt them, 30 foot broad each, besides Canal Street, it is likewise to have other 5 cross streets 90 feet broad each, parallel to St. Andrew Street, & the other formed on the west side of the Square, the town to terminate on the west in a square, similar to that of St. Andrews Sq."
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