Detail View: Charting The Nation: Les Isles Orcadney, ou Orkney ; Schetland, ou Hetland ; et de Fero, ou Farre, tirées de divers memoirs [1 of 1]
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Work Record ID:
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0042211
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Shelfmark:
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EMS.s.214
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Holding Institution:
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National Library of Scotland
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Title:
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Les Isles Orcadney, ou Orkney ; Schetland, ou Hetland ; et de Fero, ou Farre, tirées de divers memoirs
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Imprint:
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Paris : Pierre Mariette, 1665.
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Creator:
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Sanson, Nicolas (b.1600, d.1667)
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Creator Role:
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Mapmaker
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Creator:
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Mariette, Pierre (b.1634, d.1716)
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Creator Role:
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Publisher
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Date:
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1665
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Description:
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This is one of a series of maps of Scotland printed in Paris in 1665 and produced by Nicolas Sanson d'Abbeville, geographer to King Louis XIV of France (1638-1715). It is based on a map in Blaeu's Atlas Major of 1662. The title cartouche is highly decorative in a typically French baroque style. On either side two cherubs are shown fishing with rods. Below them, two mermen pull up weighted nets full of fish, the nets forming the outline of the cartouche itself. Decorative elements on the printed maps are a reminder that many of the more ornamental maps were produced as collectors' items for wealthy educated people rather than as functional maps for travellers.
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Work Type:
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Printed map/plan
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Measurement:
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52.3 x 40.5cm (1' 8 9/16" x 1' 3 15/16")
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Material:
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Paper
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Technique:
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Hand coloured
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Subject Place:
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Orkney
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Subject Place:
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Scotland
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Subject Place:
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Shetland
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Reference:
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Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, v.1, 1973, p.172.
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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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116965452
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Repro Title:
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Les Isles Orcadney, ou Orkney ; Schetland, ou Hetland ; et de Fero, ou Farre, tirées de divers memoirs [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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0042211c.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00000989
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Repro Capture Date:
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01/08/2000
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