Charming pictorial map of Edinburgh's Royal Mile with illustrations of many local landmarks and notes on local historical figures and events. Some of the famous happenings include the publication of the first Encyclopaedia Britannica, the signing of the Treaty of Union, and Edinburgh's first public theatre. The back of the map has images of Holyrood Palace and Edinburgh Castle.

This map is one a of a series of humorous pictorial maps designed by J.P. Sayer and published monthly in the Strand Magazine from 1946-48. Most of the maps in the series cover parts of London, but Sayer also produced maps of Bath, Edinburgh, Norwich, and Winchester. The maps are playful and accessible to an ordinary reader, but also contain a surprising amount of history and detail to explore.

Printed colour. [SCOT1896]