The plan of the city and castle of Edinburgh /
Edgar, William,-1746.
Dury, Andrew.
Fourdrinier, Paul,1698-1758.
[S.l.] : Sold by A. Dury ...,
[1765].
Relief shown by hachures and shading.
Map originally engraved by P. Fourdrinier.
Map first issued in 1742: here it is revised with changes to the street index as required following the building of the Royal Exchange, including additional places added in a different engravers hand, showing the location of the proposed new bridge, now North Bridge.
Possibly a later issue with additional imprint: "Sold by A. Dury at the Indian Queen in Dukes Court near St.Martins Church" ; Dury was known to be at this address until 1768.
Decoration: in upper left corner, a fretwork cartouche with the title and authorship inscribed; to the left of the cartouche, the Royal Arms and to the right the Arms of the city; includes also elaborated compass rose (lower left corner).
Includes index to wynds, courts and closes lower right corner.
Cowan, William, "The maps of Edinburgh 1544-1929", Second edition, revised with census of copies in Edinburgh libraries.
Moir, D.G., "Early maps of Scotland to 1850", 3rd. ed.