Work Record ID:
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0042029
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Shelfmark:
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JA 1082
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Holding Institution:
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University of Edinburgh Library, Special Collections
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Title:
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Scotia Regnum
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Imprint:
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[Amsterdam: Johannis Cloppenburgii, 1632]
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Creator:
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Mercator, Gerhard (b.1512, d.1594)
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Creator Role:
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Mapmaker
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Creator:
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Hondius, Jodocus (b.1594, d.1629)
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Creator Role:
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Associated Person
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Creator:
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Keere, Pieter van den (b.1571, d.Circa 1646)
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Creator Role:
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Engraver
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Creator:
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Cloppenburg, Johannes (b.1592, d.1652)
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Creator Role:
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Publisher
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Date:
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1632
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Description:
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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.
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Work Type:
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Printed map/plan
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Measurement:
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27.2 x 20.9cm (10 11/16 x 8 1/4")
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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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Reference:
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Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, v.1, 1973, p.169.
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Related Work Title:
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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.
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Related Work Notes:
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Host Item
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Rights Statement:
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© 2002 Edinburgh University Library
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Repro File Type:
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Cropped Tiff
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Repro File Size (bytes):
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69575878
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Repro Notes:
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p.55
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Repro Title:
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Scotia Regnum [1 of 1]
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Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
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7072 x 7072
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Repro ID Number:
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0042029c.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00000037
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Repro Capture Date:
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31/03/2000
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