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Map

late 18th century - mid 19th century (made)

Map showing the area around Muttonhole and Corstorphine. The map, in a landscape format, is enclosed within a border. It marks various houses, parks and quarrys. Some of the places are marked with Roman Numerals. A scale to indicate a mile in distance is marked in the bottom right of the page.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Engraving on paper
Brief description
Engraving of a map showing the area around Muttonhole and Corstorphine, late 18th century to mid 19th century
Physical description
Map showing the area around Muttonhole and Corstorphine. The map, in a landscape format, is enclosed within a border. It marks various houses, parks and quarrys. Some of the places are marked with Roman Numerals. A scale to indicate a mile in distance is marked in the bottom right of the page.
Credit line
Accepted by H M Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria & Albert Museum, 2000
Object history
This drawing belongs to a folio of architectural drawings of churches and cathedrals relating to Sir James Hall's 'Essay in the Origin, History and Principles of Gothic Architecture', 1797, complete edition 1813.
Collection
Accession number
E.242-2001

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Record createdFebruary 21, 2001
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