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COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0042156
Shelfmark:
Marischal 27
Holding Institution:
National Library of Scotland
Title:
Le Royaume D'Escosse
Imprint:
A Paris Chez I.B. Nolin ... la Place des Victoires. ... 1689.
Creator:
Nolin, Jean Baptiste (b.1657, d.1725)
Creator Role:
Publisher
Creator:
Coronelli, Vincenzo Maria (b.1650, d.1718)
Creator Role:
Mapmaker
Creator:
Tillemon, Tralage Jean N. de (d.1699)
Creator Role:
Associated Person
Date:
1689
Description:
A map of Scotland from 1689 by Jean Baptiste Nolin, a Paris engraver who published atlases and maps. On the right are inset maps of Orkney, Shetland and the Faeroes. Hills and forests are illustrated, and most notable is the alignment of several islands (e.g., Arran), the shape of Lewis, and the 'Lochaber Desert'. This map is based almost entirely on Sanson's 1665 map and was redrawn by Vicenzo Maria Coronelli (d. 1718), cosmographer to the Republic of Venice. Another French geographer who revised Coronelli's maps, Nicolas de Tralage ('Sieur de Tillemon') is also mentioned. Coronelli founded the world's first geographical society, the Academia degli Argonauti, in 1680. Nolin was convicted of cartographic plagiarism in 1700.
Work Type:
Printed map/plan
Measurement:
59.8 x 45.2cm (1' 11 9/16" x 1' 5 13/16")
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Hand coloured in outline
Subject Place:
Scotland
Reference:
Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, v.1, 1973, pp.174-75.
Rights Statement:
© 2002 The National Library of Scotland
Repro File Type:
Cropped Tiff
Repro File Size (bytes):
113209014
Repro Title:
Le Royaume D'Escosse [1 of 1]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
0042156c.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00000211
Repro Capture Date:
04/05/2000

Le Royaume D'Escosse [1 of 1]

Le Royaume D'Escosse [1 of 1]