[1] This engraving on paper was published in 1753 and has an alternate name, Vue Occidentale de la Ville d'Edinbourg Capitale d'Ecosse.

Young Sandby, who was employed by the Board of Ordnance at the Tower of London, was dispatched to Scotland in 1747 as the main draughtsman for the king's military survey of the country.

During his comprehensive surveys, Sandby started sketching and painting the first picturesque landscapes of Scotland while carrying a copy of Slezer's Theatrum Scotiae in his back pocket.

The Old Town, Salisbury Crags, and Arthur's Seat can be seen in the middle left of this topographical image, with Edinburgh Castle in the centre.

Since Sandby's time in Edinburgh, the vistas from the west end have changed considerably, but George Heriot's School still dominates the High Riggs beneath the Castle.