Old Map of Edinburgh 1921 by Bartholomew - Leith, Murrayfield, Portobello, Morningside Wagner & Debes map group photos from Yonge Street

group photos from Yonge Street

Created as a recreational and fishing guide

and magnified by entrepreneurs who believed in reimagining an industrial corridor

the map meticulously outlines landowner names

first published in 1611 as part of Speed's landmark work "The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine

Old Map of Edinburgh 1921 by Bartholomew - Leith, Murrayfield, Portobello, Morningside Wagner & Debes map group photos from Yonge StreetThis elegant pocket plan of Edinburgh was published by John Bartholomew and Son in 1921, capturing Scotland's capital during a fascinating moment of urban transformation. Suburban areas like Murrayfield, Morningside, and Portobello were still partly open countryside, while Central Edinburgh, Leith, and the expanding suburbs were well established. The hand coloured map beautifully documents this transition with careful precision. The pocket plan