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Photographs and Other Images - These include portraits of photographers - photographic outings - Princes Street views - Newhaven Fishwives - etc.  Early Photography in Edinburgh - Talbot, Brewster, Hill & Adamson, Early Professional Photographers in Princes Street, etc.  Professional Photographers in Edinburgh - 1840 to 1940 - Their names, dates of business and studio addresses.  The Photographic Society of Scotland - 1856 to 1873 - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, etc.  The History of Edinburgh Photographic Society - 1861 to date - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, Poems, etc.  EPS Publications - EPS Handwritten Records - Photographic Journals - Trade Directories - Books - etc.  Thanks to all who have encouraged and supported me in creating the EdinPhoto web site - including descendants of photogrpahers - researchers - providers of photographs and other material  Background notes on the research thal led up to the creation of this site - together with lists of new material added to the site since its launch.  Brief comments on how this site might be used - Just browsing? - Seeking specific information?  Please add your questions, suggestions or other comments to the Guest Book.  Links to other web sites - Photographic Societies - Photographic History - Family History - etc.  Click here to find the link to the Edinburgh Photogrpahic Society web site.  Details of who owns the copyright of photographs and other mateiral on this web site.

A selection of my photographs, many from Edinburgh throughout the year. Also photos from Scotland, London, Iceland, Italy, Hong Kong and elsewhere    Many old maps of Edinburgh (Old Town, New Town, while City), Leith and Newhaven. Includes several old transport maps and a comparison of old maps with recent aerial photos.   Old engravings, mailly of Edinburgh scenes. Some from the 1820s, some from the 1890s, some others - includes many hand-coloured examples from the 1820s.   News from Edinburgh today - Events, Collections, Buildings and Gardens, Transport   This site includes 1. Post card portraits taken in studios in Edinburgh: 2. Post card views either takeen/published by Ediburgh photographers or views of Edinburgh, or both.y Edinburgh    Views of Edinburgh, grouped into three sections: 1. Street views: 2. Buildings: 3. Around Edinburgh   Views of transport around Edinburgh - Horse drawn trams and buses, cable cars, electric trams, buses and a few railway photos. Also several maps of Edinburgh's bus and tram routes.   Summary of the updates added to this site each month since the site was launched   Frequently Asked Questions

 

 

Maps

Please scroll down OR select the shorter index with thumbnail maps.

Large maps may take a long time to load, but the wait may be worthwhile.

Edinburgh - Early Maps

Thumbnails

1460

1844 Map

1544

1844 Key

1582

1860

1649

1860 zoom-in

1670

1860 zoom-out

1830 small

1925 Large

1830 large

  

Edinburgh -  Aerial Views

1868 engraving    1868 key

2001 photo    2001 key

2001 - Edinburgh:   9 sections

2001 - Edinburgh:  16 sections

Edinburgh Waterfront

Thumbnails - 2001

Thumbnails -  2003

Edinburgh and Leith - 2006 

Edinburgh Districts  -   1844 map + 1925 map + 2001 aerial view

Edinburgh Districts

1947 Aerial Views

-  Thumbnails  

 

Edinburgh Districts

2001 Aerial Views   

-  Thumbnails  

- Edinburgh:  New Town

- Edinburgh:  New Town + CETM key

- Edinburgh:  North-west

- Edinburgh:  North

- Edinburgh:  North-east

- Edinburgh:  West

- Edinburgh:  Central

- Edinburgh:  East

- Edinburgh:  South-west

- Edinburgh:  South

- Edinburgh:  South-east

- Leith

- Edinburgh Waterfront

- Edinburgh:  zoom-out

- Calton + Broughton:  changes and monuments

Edinburgh Pictorial Map

Edinburgh 1954  showing Bruce Peebles works

Edinburgh - 1870  SMALL:

- Thumbnails

- NW   N   NE

- W    Central   E

- SW    S    SE

- Leith

Edinburgh - 1870  LARGE:

 

- NW   N    NE

- W   Central   E 

- SW   S    SE

- Leith

Edinburgh - 1915  SMALL:

- Thumbnails

- NW   N   NE

- W   Central   E

- SW   S   SE

- Leith

- Leith Links

- Portobello

- Waterfront

- Wester Coates

Edinburgh - 1915  LARGE:

 

-  NW   N   NE

 - W   Central   E

 - SW   S   SE

- Leith

- Portobello

- Waterfront

Edinburgh - 1925  SMALL:

- Thumbnails

-  NW    N    NE

-  W    Central    E

-  SW    S    SE

-  Braid Hills

-  Craiglockhart

-  Craigmillar

-  Dumbiedykes

-  Inverleith

-  Gilmerton

-  Granton

-  Juniper Green

-  Leith

-  Leith Links

-  Liberton

-  Niddrie

-  Portobello

-  St Leonards

-  Slateford

-  Waterfront

-  Zoom-out

-  whole city

-  whole city (+ proposed tramline)

-  Around Edinburgh: snack bars today

Edinburgh - 1925   LARGE:

 

-  NW    N    NE

-  W    Central    E

-  SW    S    SE

-  Braid Hills

-  Craiglockhart

-  Craigmillar

-  Dumbiedykes

-  Gilmerton

-  Granton

-  Inverleith

-  Juniper Green

-  Leith

-  Liberton

-  Niddrie

-  Portobello

-  St Leonards

-  Slateford

-  Waterfront

-  Zoom-out

-  whole city

-  whole city (very large)

-  whole city (+ proposed tramline)

Edinburgh - 1912  SMALL:

-  Redford

Edinburgh - 1912  LARGE:

-  Redford

Edinburgh - 1940  SMALL:

- Thumbnails

-  NW   N   NE

-  W   Central   E

-  SW   S   SE

-  Edinburgh

-  Brunswick

-  Craiglockhart + Braid Hills

-  Craigmillar Castle Estate

-  Craigmillar + Niddrie

-  Dumbiedykes + St Leonards

-  Gilmerton

-  Inverleith

-  Juniper Green + Colinton

-  Leith

-  Leith LInks

-  Liberton

-  Portobello

-  Redford

-  Waterfront

Edinburgh - 1940  LARGE:

-  NW   N   NE

-  W   Central   E

-  SW   S   SE

-  Edinburgh

-  Craiglockhart + Braid Hills

-  Craigmillar

-  Craigmillar + Niddrie

-  Craigmillar + Niddrie - housing

-  Dumbiedykes + St Leonards

-  Gilmerton

-  Inverleith

-  Juniper Green + Colinton

-  Leith

-  Leith LInks

-  Liberton

-  Portobello

-  Redford

-  Waterfront

Edinburgh - 1948  SMALL:

-  Thumbnails

-  Morrison Street

Edinburgh - 1948  LARGE:

-  Morrison Street

Edinburgh - early-1950s

- Granton Railway - Western Breakwater

Edinburgh - 1955  SMALL:

- Thumbnails

-  NW    N    NE

-  W    Central    E

-  SW    S    SE

-  Central Edinburgh - west

-  Central Edinburgh - east

-  Braid Hills

-  Colinton

-  Craiglockhart

-  Craigmillar

-  Dumbiedykes

-  Inverleith

-  Juniper Green

-  Leith

-  Liberton

-  Niddrie

-  Portobello

-  St Leonards

-  Waterfront

Edinburgh - 1955  LARGE:

 

-  NW    N    NE

-  W    Central    E

-  SW    S    SE

-  Central Edinburgh - west

-  Central Edinburgh - east

-  Braid Hills

-  Colinton

-  Craiglockhart

-  Craigmillar

-  Dumbiedykes

-  Granton

-  Inverleith

-  Juniper Green

-  Leith

-  Liberton

-  Niddrie

-  Portobello

-  St Leonards

-  Waterfront

Edinburgh - Chronological Map

1919 key      1919 small          1919 large          1919 Leith

1919 large, west        1919 large, central        1919 large, east

Edinburgh - Central

1830   1840   1850   1860   1870   1917

2001 Photo    2001 zoom-out    2001 zoom-in

1830-2001 All      1830-2001 Key

New Town - EPS Halls

Route to EPS

Thumbnails

Around Edinburgh: snack bars today

World War II - Air Raid Shelters

Edinburgh - Princes Street

Looking W   Looking N    Looking E

1800s Studios    1865 Studios

Studios: 1850s to 1860s

Hotels: 1915

Princes Street Studios:  1850 1855
      1860 1865 1870 1880 1890 1900

1900: Nos 26-46

Thumbnails

Edinburgh New Town  -  Kirkwood map  -  1819

Edinburgh - Old Town  -  1891

 

Edinburgh - Old Town

1575

1700s    1700s West   1700s East

1817    1830

  1940  Arthur Street  water tank

  1940 Cowgate School, Church, Water Tank

c.1950 Cowgate Schools and Church

Fire zoom-in    Fire zoom-out

Fire Thumbnails     Other Thumbnails

Fleshmarket Close - 1876-77    1893-94

Edinburgh - Royal Mile

1817    1817 Large    1817 Key

1830

Early 20th Century

Early 20th Century Large

1928    1928 Large

1979    1979 Num. Key    1979 Alpha. Key

Thumbnails

Edinburgh - Castle to Calton Hill

SMALL:   1830    1840    1848    1865

MEDIUM:  1830    1840    1848    1865

LARGE:    1830    1840    1848    1865

1830  around castle     1830s  new roads

Edinburgh - Dumbiedykes

c.1820 zoom-in
c.1821 zoom-out

  1868

  1925

Edinburgh - Waverley

1817     1830     1844    1858     1860

1917     2001     Key     All Years

Thumbnails

Edinburgh - Time Gun

1861 Whole Map     1861 6 parts

1861 Edin + Leith     1861 24 parts

Edinburgh - Railways

1831      1831 16 parts

1900s      1900s West    1900s East

1928

Thumbnails

Edinburgh - Trams & Buses

1924    1924 zoom-in

1928    1928 zoom-in

1932    1932 zoom-in

Thumbnails

Edinburgh - Railways and Trams

1908 Exhibition - Large

1908 Exhibition - Small

Edinburgh and Leith

1812     1812 4 parts    1812 Roads

1835    1840    1860    1870    1917

1925    2001 Photo

1884 + zoom in to read street names 

Thumbnails

Edin and Leith
Links to Pictures

Shepherd Edin

Begbie Edin W       Begbie Edin E

Begbie Edin + Leith     Begbie Key

Evening News Edin

My Photos Edin 

My Photos Around Edin

Thumbnails

Granton Harbour

1834 Plan    1937

Newhaven

1840    1840 zoom-out    1860    1870

1917    1917 zoom-out    2001 Photo

Thumbnails

Newhaven (aerial view):

1978        1978 + key

Firth of Forth

1950s map from a Valentine Postcard

Granton: United Wire Works

Aerial Views  -  Early        Later

Leith

1693     1804     1835     1840    1860

1917      2001 Photo

1894  Old Sugarhouse Close

1919 chronological map

SMALL:    1870    1915    1925

LARGE:    1870    1915    1925

World War II - Air Raid Shelters

Thumbnails

Edinburgh Waterfront

2001 Aerial Photos

Forthquarter Park

Leith Western Harbour

Granton Western Harbour

Port of Leith

East Thomas Street

c.1950   East Thomas St  street numberst

Portobello

1890

1917 zoom-out         1917 zoom-in

Thumbnails

Around Edinburgh

1884 Edinburghshire

1884 Queensferry to Musselburgh

1884 Queensferry to Musselburgh LARGE

1884 Cramond to Portobello

1920 Boundaries

1920 Dalmeny Estate

Thumbnails

Edinburgh  -  Whole City

-  1925  (small)

-  1925  (large)

-  1925  (very large)

Edinburgh  -  Whole City

with proposed tram line, 2010

-  1925 (small)

-  1925 (large)

Edinburgh Forthside

Leith Western Harbour

Granton Western Harbour

Port of Leith

Outline Maps

British Isles

Europe

World

Thumbnails

Scotland

1794       1794 zoom-in      1794 zoom-in-more

1806     1806 LARGE

1806 zoom-in    1806 zoom-in LARGE

1806 zoom-in more    1806 zoom-in-more LARGE

1830

Railways (North)   Railways (Central + South)

Thumbnails

Britain and Ireland

1794    1844    1844 zoom-in

1877    1877 zoom-in

1987    1987 LARGE    Outline

Thumbnails

Europe

1813     1813 zoom-in

2001      2001 LARGE     Outline

Thumbnails

World

1834    1834 zoom-in     

2002   2002 LARGE

Outline    Continents    Globe

Thumbnails

Google Earth

Recent Images

 

PLEASE NOTE: 

1.  Some maps may be SLOW to LOAD, especially the larger maps.

2.  I have assumed that most viewers will be prepared to wait a little longer  to see a better quality image, rather than see a poor quality quickly.   I hope you find the wait worthwhile.  Once a large map appears, you should be able to scroll across it and up and down, using the scroll bars.

Peter Stubbs

 

Shorter Index
with thumbnail maps

    Political Map of Europe - 2001

 

 

Maps

Other web sites

Edinburgh Today

For maps of Edinburgh and elsewhere in Britain today, I recommend Multimap.

The Multimap site displays maps for post-codes, and has Edinburgh web-cams.

Edinburgh Yesterday

For old maps of Edinburgh and elsewhere I recommend the NLS map site.

This site can display many maps from the National Library of Scotland's collection.

Edinburgh Today and Yesterday

For old maps, new maps and aerial views of Edinburgh and elsewhere I recommend this Old Maps web site.  Maps on this site can be found by searching for by searching for place names, addresses or co-ordinates

 

 

Links to Other Pages

EdinPhoto - Home Page      Please send me an e-mail ... with your questions, comments, suggestions or news.      At any time, you can search for a word - perhaps a photographer's name or a photographic topic. The search will produce a list of pages on the EdinPhoto web site where this word appears.            At any time, you can search for a word - perhaps a photographer's name or a photographic topic. The search will produce a list of pages on the EdinPhoto web site where this word appears.

Photographs and Other Images - These include portraits of photographers - photographic outings - Princes Street views - Newhaven Fishwives - etc.  Early Photography in Edinburgh - Talbot, Brewster, Hill & Adamson, Early Professional Photographers in Princes Street, etc.  Professional Photographers in Edinburgh - 1840 to 1940 - Their names, dates of business and studio addresses.  The Photographic Society of Scotland - 1856 to 1873 - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, etc.  The History of Edinburgh Photographic Society - 1861 to date - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, Poems, etc.  EPS Publications - EPS Handwritten Records - Photographic Journals - Trade Directories - Books - etc.  Thanks to all who have encouraged and supported me in creating the EdinPhoto web site - including descendants of photogrpahers - researchers - providers of photographs and other material  Background notes on the research thal led up to the creation of this site - together with lists of new material added to the site since its launch.  Brief comments on how this site might be used - Just browsing? - Seeking specific information?  Please add your questions, suggestions or other comments to the Guest Book.  Links to other web sites - Photographic Societies - Photographic History - Family History - etc.  Click here to find the link to the Edinburgh Photogrpahic Society web site.  Details of who owns the copyright of photographs and other mateiral on this web site.

A selection of my photographs, many from Edinburgh throughout the year. Also photos from Scotland, London, Iceland, Italy, Hong Kong and elsewhere    Many old maps of Edinburgh (Old Town, New Town, while City), Leith and Newhaven. Includes several old transport maps and a comparison of old maps with recent aerial photos.   Old engravings, mailly of Edinburgh scenes. Some from the 1820s, some from the 1890s, some others - includes many hand-coloured examples from the 1820s.   News from Edinburgh today - Events, Collections, Buildings and Gardens, Transport   This site includes 1. Post card portraits taken in studios in Edinburgh: 2. Post card views either takeen/published by Ediburgh photographers or views of Edinburgh, or both.y Edinburgh    Views of Edinburgh, grouped into three sections: 1. Street views: 2. Buildings: 3. Around Edinburgh   Views of transport around Edinburgh - Horse drawn trams and buses, cable cars, electric trams, buses and a few railway photos. Also several maps of Edinburgh's bus and tram routes.   Summary of the updates added to this site each month since the site was launched   Frequently Asked Questions

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