| | Thumbnail | | Creator | Date | Title / Author / Date / Location | Price | | | Description |
| 6657 |  | Details | Pilcher, R. Stuart | 1926 |
| Pictorial map of Edinburgh roads and tramways Scotland |
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Pilcher, R. Stuart |
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| 1926 |
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| $275.00 | Pilcher--R--Stuart | Pictorial-map-of-Edinburgh-roads-and-tramways-Scotland | A scarce and graphically interesting pictorial map of Edinburgh and Leith, Scotland, the "Edinburgh Corporation Tramways & Motors" map published 1926 with tramway routes in red and motor bus routes shown in blue. R. Stuart Pilcher, Tramways Manager. Printed by Robert Mitchell and Sons Lithographers, Edinburgh. Verso with cover of Edinburgh skyline and numerous advertisements.
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A graphically commanding map of Edinburgh, the core of the city displayed in a circle with black overtones and colorful motorways radiating outwards past Edinburgh's green spaces- cemeteries, parks, public gardens, and golf courses which include:
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<li>Craigentinny Golf Course</li>
<li>Leith Links</li>
<li>Craigmiller Park Golf Course</li>
<li>Bruntsfield Golf Course</li>
<li>Murrayfield Golf Course</li>
<li>Prestonfield Golf Course</li>
<li>Liberton Golf Course</li>
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This pictorial map of Edinburg contains numerous inset sketches of important local buildings including:
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<li>City Poorhouse</li>
<li>Redford Barracks</li>
<li>Merchiston Castle </li>
<li>Dan Steworth College</li>
<li>Royal Observatory</li>
<li>Fettes College</li>
<li>Leith Public Health Hospital</li>
<li>Holyrood Castle</li>
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