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Description: | Lithograph, landscape view of Castlegate looking East, market in progress, shows Tolbooth, Mercat Cross, State Lottery Office, Various activities taking place, 2 soldiers taking snuff, fish sellers, town drummer, man and 2 infants riding a donkey in street light
"Castlegate is depicted from the West. Mercat Cross (1686) is seen prior to its restoration and resiting in 1842 when it was moved to the East and the arches were opened up. R. Seaton was an Aberdeen painter, mainly in watercolour active in the early 19th century. Drawings by Seaton were used by A. Nasmyth as the basis for his views of Old and New Aberdeen."
Author: Morrison,John Date: 2002 Purpose: HA3541 | License: | http://www.abdn.ac.uk/historic/Copyright_terms_conditions.shtml | Publisher: | ABDUA University of Aberdeen, Marischal Museum | Rights holder: | 47718 | Temporal: | 1881-1881 | Source: | University of Aberdeen | Creator: | Seaton, R | Identifier: | http://calms.abdn.ac.uk/Geology/dserve.e... | Go to resource |
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