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In the map the streets and buildings printed in black represent the historic Old Town; those in red indicate not merely the ‘New Town’ to the north, specifically so called, but some part of the alterations, additions, and extensions round the ancient nucleus that have gone to constitute the Edinburgh of the present day.

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KEY TO THE STREETS AND BUILDINGS NOT NAMED ON MAP.

Acheson House 67 Allan Ramsay’s House a Anchor Close 32 Angle of Bow Z Assembly Close 25 Back Stairs 21 Bailie Fife’s Close 44 Bank of Scotland red F Beith’s or Bess Wynd 17 Bell’s Wynd 27 Blackfriars Wynd 41 Blair’s or Baird’s Close 1 Blyth’s Close 2 Bristo N Bristo Port O Brodie’s Close 9 Brown’s Close 3 Byres’s Close 22 Calton Burying-Ground t Candlemaker Row T Canongate Church 58 Canongate Churchyard q Cant’s Close 37 Carrubber’s Close 42 Castlehill B Castlehill Walk or Esplanade A Castle Wynd 74 Chalmers’ Close 46 Chessels’s Court 53 College Wynd 71 Council Chambers red G County Buildings red I Court of Session red K Cowgate J J Cowgate Port L Cross x Dickson’s Close 35 Dunbar’s Close 20 Established Church Assembly Hall red h Fishmarket Close 23 Fleshmarket m Fleshmarket Close 88 Free Library red L General Post-Office red E Golfers’ Land 62 Gordon’s (Duke of) House b Greenmarket n Guard House i Halkerston’s Wynd 40 Heriot’s Hospital V Heriot-Watt College red n n High School Wynd 72 High Street E E Holyrood G Hope’s Close 15 Horse Wynd 70 Hyndford’s Close 47 Jack’s Land 54 Jackson’s Close 36 James’s Court 10 John Knox’s Manse p Lady Stair’s Close 12 Lauriston M M Lawnmarket D Leith Wynd 48 Liberton’s Wynd 13 Luckenbooths f Lyon Close 34 Magdalen Chapel 66 Marlin’s Wynd 31 Mary King’s Close 28 Mary of Guise’s House, Site of c Mint Close 45 Mint, The Old o Moray House 63 Morocco’s Land 50 Mutrie’s Hill u Mylne’s Court 8 Nairn’s Close 4 Nether Bow Port F New Street 52 Niddry’s Wynd 33 Old Bank Close 11 Old Playhouse Close 57 Panmure House 60 Parliament Close 19 Parliament House k Paterson’s Court 18 Peebles Wynd 29 Pleasance R Portsburgh H Post-Office Close 80 Potterrow P Potterrow Port Q Queensberry House 69 Register House red A Riddel’s Close 7 Royal Exchange 26 Royal Infirmary K Royal Scottish Academy Galleries red B St Cecilia’s Hall, Site of l St Giles’— Haddo’s Hole Church g Tolbooth Church h St John’s Close 59 St John’s Street 61 St Mary’s Wynd 51 Scottish National Gallery red C Scott’s (Sir Walter) Monument red D Sheriff Court House red M Speaking House 65 S.S.C. Library red J Strichen’s Close 39 Surgeons’ Hall red o Tailors’ Hall 68 Todrick’s Wynd 43 Tod’s Close 6 Tolbooth e Tolbooth Wynd 56 Trinity College Church S Tron Church j Tweeddale Court 49 Upper Baxter’s Close 14 Wardrop’s Court 16 Water Gate r Webster’s Close 5 Weigh-House d Weir’s Close 55 West Bow C C West Port I White Hart Inn 73 White Horse Inn 64 Writers’ Court 24

A series of towers rising from a palace on the plain to a castle in the air.