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Photo by John Horsburgh |
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View, looking north to Princes Street from the top of the Mound - c.1865
© Reproduced by courtesy of Mr & Mrs Jardine, Edinburgh Princes Street The part of Princes Street that appears in the photo above is the central part of the map below, that between South St David Street and Hanover Street. This section now includes the shops: H Samuel, British Home Stores, Marks & Spencer and Jenners. |
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Horsburgh Studios It was around 1864 that John Horsburgh b.1835 set up his studio at 17 Princes Street (just off the picture to the right.) Around 1868, he moved to premises at 131 Princes Street, near the West End (further out of the picture on the left!) |
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Other Studios Many of Edinburgh's early photographers established their studios in upper floor rooms in Princes Street. These were the studios that were based in Princes Street in 1865:
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Horsburgh |