Cowgate

 

Engraving from Modern Athens - published 1829

The Cowgate  -  looking east

Engraving in 'Modern Athens' - Cowgate looking east

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Drawn by Thomas H Shepherd

Engraved by W Radclyffe

 

    

Cowgate

This view looks to the east along Cowgate, towards Holyrood.

The street varied in width between ten and twenty feet.

This is one of two engravings featuring Cowgate in Modern Athens.  The other shows Cowgate, further west, as it passes under the newly-built South Bridge.

 Engraving in 'Modern Athens' - South Bridge from the Cowgate ©

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