Images of old Edinburgh
I have lived in Edinburgh for over 40 years, and continue to find it a visually stunning city. Being a cosmologist and interested in how the universe evolved into its present state, naturally it is fascinating to look at how the city has changed. This is a collection of various images that can be found online that show this evolution, many focusing on the Grange: the area to the south of the city where I live. It's incredibly impressive how much detail is to be found in these early sketches and photographs, as can be seen by zooming in on the images: our common modern tool of a mobile phone camera struggles to do as well.
Panorama by William Malloch
Panoramas by Robert Barker
View from Calton Hill 1792
View from St Giles Cathedral 1796
Sketches by Mary Stewart
View from Blackford Hill 1820 - 1
View from Blackford Hill 1820 - 2
View from Calton Hill 1822 - 1
View from Calton Hill 1822 - 2
View from Calton Hill 1822 - 3
View from Calton Hill 1822 - 4
Photographs by James Valentine
View from Blackford Hill 1887 - 1
View from Blackford Hill 1887 - 2
The same view in 2022
Video showing evolving maps
The growth of the Grange 1832-1895
Miscellaneous other photographs
Causewayside 1853
Causewayside 1854
Causewayside 1869
Causewayside 1900 - 1
Causewayside 1900 - 2
Morningside 1905
Some of these images were obtained from www.capitalcollections.org.uk and maps.nls.uk/towns/edinburgh-city.html, which can be consulted for further detail.
