Welcome
Explore Edinburgh's past through images and maps from the collections of Edinburgh Library and Information Services. Read about the city's history through the stories of people, events and buildings.
How to use
Stories
Blue pins let you read a story about Edinburgh
Images
Orange pins are images. Some images let you see Edinburgh now and then.
Historical Maps
Yellow pins display historical maps over a map of today.
Timeline
Adjust the timeline to see stories, images and maps between the dates you have chosen.
This is a pilot website
Some areas of the site are under development, where this is the case we have provided information about what you can expect to find in this area.
The Central Library has a wealth of material about Edinburgh however for the pilot we have focussed on material between 1850–1900.
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