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COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0042029
Shelfmark:
JA 1082
Holding Institution:
University of Edinburgh Library, Special Collections
Title:
Scotia Regnum
Imprint:
[Amsterdam: Johannis Cloppenburgii, 1632]
Creator:
Mercator, Gerhard (b.1512, d.1594)
Creator Role:
Mapmaker
Creator:
Hondius, Jodocus (b.1594, d.1629)
Creator Role:
Associated Person
Creator:
Keere, Pieter van den (b.1571, d.Circa 1646)
Creator Role:
Engraver
Creator:
Cloppenburg, Johannes (b.1592, d.1652)
Creator Role:
Publisher
Date:
1632
Description:
This map of 'Scotia Regnum', the Kingdom of Scotland, was produced by the Flanders-born Gerard Mercator in 1595. The map is one of three he did of Scotland at this date. Mercator was seen by his contemporaries as the outstanding cartographer of his age. This map provided the basic outline for maps of Scotland for about the next sixty years. The 'modern' outline of Scotland is recognisable from this map, but the spelling of some of the place names suggests that Mercator was using others' earlier maps to fill in some of the detail. The rivers and the hills are not accurate but suggest the general nature of the country.
Work Type:
Printed map/plan
Measurement:
27.2 x 20.9cm (10 11/16 x 8 1/4")
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Uncoloured
Subject Place:
Scotland
Reference:
Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, v.1, 1973, p.169.
Related Work Title:
Geradi Mercator, Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica mundi et fabricati figura. De novo multis in locis emendatus novisq tabulis auctus Studio Judoci Hondy, Amsterodami, Sumptibus Johannis Cloppenburgii, 1632.
Related Work Notes:
Host Item
Rights Statement:
© 2002 Edinburgh University Library
Repro File Type:
Cropped Tiff
Repro File Size (bytes):
69575878
Repro Notes:
p.55
Repro Title:
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Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
0042029c.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00000037
Repro Capture Date:
31/03/2000

Scotia Regnum [1 of 1]

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