City of Edinburgh Picture Playing Cards. Edinburgh was given the title 'Athens of the North' in the 18th century when it was home to people like Sir Walter Scott, David Hume, Thomas Carlyle and James Boswell. Edinburgh Castle dominates the skyline above Princes Street and Princes Street Gardens. Each card in this pack is illustrated with an original photograph by Duncan I. McEwan one of Scotland's leading landscape photographers. the pack provides an inexpensive and lasting momento for any visitor to Scotland's Capital.