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King James' College, Edinburgh c.1647

The Tounis College of Edinburgh, founded by royal charter in 1582 and known as King James' College after 1617, was built in the grounds of the pre-Reformation Collegiate Church of St. Mary-of-the-Fields (Kirk o' Field). The main college buildings forming a double courtyard can be seen lower left, with the grounds extending eastwards towards the limit of the town wall. This image is annotated on its description page.

Date
1647
Mapmaker / publisher
James Gordon of Rothiemay
Place
Edinburgh
Archive
Wikimedia Commons
Type
map
Original size
2,560 × 1,920 pixels

Public domain

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"King James' College, Edinburgh c.1647" (1647). James Gordon of Rothiemay, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:King_James%27_College,_Edinburgh_c.1647.JPG

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