Detail from a 16th century map showing a Leith armed merchantman in battle with a ship from Hamburg
Archive for the ‘Sea’ Category
War at Sea
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007Jealousy of Edinburgh
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007It is an odd fact that when visitors come to Leith they are in a different place from Edinburgh. Somehow, even today, there is a community feeling that just doesn. t exist anywhere else in the city
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The Darien Scheme
Monday, October 29th, 2007The story of the creation of a Scottish colony the Isthmus of Darien in Central America. (more…)
A Sea fight in Leith
Thursday, August 2nd, 2007In 1622 the usual excitements of the past were varied by a sea battle in the middle of Leith. Harbour. (more…)
Shipping in the Past
Saturday, April 24th, 2004In the first years of the 18th century there were the occasional ships between Leith and London. (more…)
The Port of Leith
Saturday, December 20th, 2003A brief history of the Port of Leith itself, looking at how Leith developed into the commercial center it is, and how various industries impacted on the development of the port. (more…)
