Detail View: Charting The Nation: [A Ptolemy style map of Roman England, including part of Ireland, and showing the eastward direction of the east coast of Scotland] [1 of 1]
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Work Record ID:
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0042141
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Shelfmark:
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Adv.MS.70.2.10 (Gordon 1)
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Holding Institution:
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National Library of Scotland
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Title:
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[A Ptolemy style map of Roman England, including part of Ireland, and showing the eastward direction of the east coast of Scotland]
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Creator:
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Gordon, Robert (b.1580, d.1661)
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Creator Role:
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Mapmaker
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Creator:
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Ptolemy, Claudius (b.Circa 2085)
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Creator Role:
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Mapmaker
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Date:
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1630-1655
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Description:
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A small scale map of England, with the east coast of Scotland and southeast Ireland. This map is copied from the second century AD outline and content of the British Isles recorded by Claudius Ptolemy, the Greek astronomer of Alexandria, an outline which oriented Scotland on an east-west alignment. The map names and locates coastal features, rivers, towns and tribal territories. The manuscript is in the hand of Robert Gordon of Straloch (1580-1661), a chorographer who was known to be interested in the history of the Romans in Britain. The exact date of its compilation is not known.
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Work Type:
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Manuscript map/plan
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Measurement:
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18.3 x 17cm (7 3/16 x 6 11/16")
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Material:
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Paper
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Technique:
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Pen and ink
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Subject Place:
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Scotland
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Subject Place:
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Scotland - east coast
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Subject Category:
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British Isles
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Reference:
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Stone, Jeffrey C., 'Robert Gordon of Straloch',Project Pont Newsletter, no.3 (April 1998) pp.3-4.
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Reference:
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Taylor, Alexander B., 'Manuscript maps of Pont, the Gordons and Adair in the Advocates' Library, Edinburgh',Scottish Geographical Magazine, Nov., 1907, p.583.
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Rights Statement:
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© 2002 The National Library of Scotland
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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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62293126
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Repro Notes:
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1
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Repro Title:
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[A Ptolemy style map of Roman England, including part of Ireland, and showing the eastward direction of the east coast of Scotland] [1 of 1]
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Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
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7063 x 5537
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Repro ID Number:
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0042141c.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00000181
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Repro Capture Date:
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02/05/2000
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