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James Craig

James Craig is established in VIAF under 822636. Established in Library of Congress under n85198965. Established in FAST under 1814220.

James Craig

August, around what PUBLIC WORKS I see Lo! Stately streets, Lo! Squares that court the breeze See! Long canals and deepened rivers join Each part with each, and with the encircling Main The whole enlivened Isle. (lines from James Thomson's poem 'Liberty' engraved on Craig's original plan for Edinburgh's New Town) Craig's original, imaginative but impractical conception was for the street plan to

David Allan · scanned from The Story Of Scotland, First Press and Scottish Daily Record Group, 1999-2000 · Public domain

Born
James Craig was born 31 October 1739. · James Craig was born at Edinburgh.
Died
James Craig died 23 June 1795. · James Craig died at Edinburgh.
Nationality
Scotland · Kingdom of Great Britain
Occupation
architect
Education
George Watson's College
Languages
English

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