Leaf 7v. Cries of Edinburgh characteristically represented.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A street vendor in a hat and coart stands on a cobblestone street in front of the Royal Exchange, holding in his hands several roasting jacks. A second man hauling a basket on his back walks away in the background
Alternative Title:
Front of Royal Exchange
Description:
Title from verses etched below image., Publication information from that of the volume for which the plate was engraved., Plate from: Cries of Edinburgh characteristically represented : accompanied with views of several principal buildings of the city. Edinbr. : Sold by L. Scott ..., 1803., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
L. Scott
Subject (Geographic):
Scotland and Edinburgh.
Subject (Topic):
City & town life, Peddlers, Cooking utensils, and Merchants' exchanges
Three individual drawings of people drawn full-length and walking in profile including a milkmaid crier, a blind beggar holding an upturned hat being guided by a dog with a bell hanging from its collar, a pair of decrepit elderly women, and a man carying a large sack over his shoulder
Description:
Title, date, and artist attribution suggested by cataloger., A constructed composition consisting of three individual drawings in the same style arranged in a row and pasted on to a backing sheet., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Topic):
Milkmen & milkwomen, Beggars, Blind person, and Guide dogs
Two peddlers carrying wares walk down the street possibly engaged in the 'cries' of their trade. The man carries a bundle of wood on his back, and the woman carries dead fowl by their legs
Description:
Title and date supplied by cataloger., Attributed to Bunbury., and For further information, consult library staff.