ABSTRACT
Every civic survey involves manifold civic studies, so authors find the essential outline of a Civic Museum for Edinburgh, and thus a suggestive model for such museums throughout the world. The high Outlook Tower of the artist has its associated open-air gallery for his scientific brother, the geographer, united now in synoptic vision. Besides understanding our city, we need to enquire into its country, so this is the storey for the illustration of Scotland; with emphasis upon its regions, Lowland and Highland. In the Scotland Room there had also been hanging the alternative plans of the great project of the Forth and Clyde Canal, and for twenty years or so before the recent interest in it. The general principle is primarily that of civic and social outlook, intensified into local details with help of the scientific outlooks, of a complete survey, yet each and all in contact with the larger world.
