Detail View: Charting The Nation: The description of the sea-coast and islands of Scotland, with large and exact maps, for the use of seamen [1 of 1]
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Work Record ID:
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0042021
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Shelfmark:
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Sp Coll Mu3-x.5
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Holding Institution:
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Glasgow University Library
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Title:
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The description of the sea-coast and islands of Scotland, with large and exact maps, for the use of seamen
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Imprint:
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Edinburgh : [s.n.] MDCC. III. [1703]
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Creator:
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Adair, John (b.1660, d.1718)
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Date:
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1703
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Description:
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This is the title page of John Adair's 'The Description of the Sea-Coast and Islands of Scotland' published in Edinburgh in 1703 - the first sea atlas produced in Scotland. It was intended as one in a series of volumes covering the whole of the Scottish coast. The atlas contains only six charts, five of the east coast from Sunderland Point to Aberdeen, in addition to sailing directions. At this time, trade with the Baltic and the Netherlands still dominated Scottish maritime commerce. Surveying for these charts had been completed by 1694 and the delay in publication emphasizes Adair's business difficulties. The detail of the charts, however, compares well with those of the Englishman, Greenvile Collins published ten years earlier.
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Work Type:
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Engraved title page
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Measurement:
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x 51cm (x 1' 8 1/16")
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Material:
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Paper
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Technique:
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Uncoloured
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Subject Place:
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Scotland
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Subject Place:
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Scotland - coasts
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Subject Category:
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Coasts
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Subject Category:
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Nautical charts
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Subject Category:
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Navigation
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Related Work Title:
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John Adair, The description of the sea-coast and islands of Scotland, with large and exact maps, for the use of seamen, Edinburgh: [s.n.] MDCC. III. [1703].
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Related Work Notes:
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Host Item
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Rights Statement:
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© 2002 Glasgow University Library
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Cropped Tiff
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73598522
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The description of the sea-coast and islands of Scotland, with large and exact maps, for the use of seamen [1 of 1]
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7072 x 7072
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Repro Capture Date:
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30/03/2000
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