File:Prospect of Edinburgh Castle from the East (c.1753).jpg

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Description	English: An engraving published in Maitland's History of Edinburgh, 1753. The approach to the Castle, known as the Esplanade, was begun in 1753 with soil excavated from the site of the new Royal Exchange (modern City Chambers).
Date	9 January 2012
Source	Wm. Maitland, The History of Edinburgh, Edinburgh 1753
Author	drawn by John Elphinstone, engineer, engraved by Parr

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