MEDIA INFORMATION

 
 
 
COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0042213
Shelfmark:
Adv.MS.70.2.10 (Gordon 27)
Holding Institution:
National Library of Scotland
Title:
[map of upper Strath Don in two parts]
Creator:
Gordon, Robert (b.1580, d.1661)
Creator Role:
Mapmaker
Creator:
Pont, Timothy (b.1564, d.Circa 1614)
Creator Role:
Surveyor
Creator:
Gordon, James (b.1615?, d.1686)
Creator Role:
Associated Person
Date:
1634-1655
Description:
A map of upper Strath Don in two parts, from the source eastwards to Alford and the Suie Burn flowing from the Correen Hills on the north bank, and to the Loechel Burn, the Howe of Cushnie and the Corse Burn on the south bank. Much detail of settlement is evident, including castles such as Corgarff, Kildrummy and Craigievar. The map was compiled by Robert Gordon of Straloch (1580-1661), at an unknown date after 1633. Gordon relied heavily on the observations of Timothy Pont, compiled in the last two decades of the sixteenth century, but the fact that this was close to Gordon's home area implies that there may be an element of originality in the map.
Work Type:
Manuscript map/plan
Measurement:
40 x 31cm (1' 3 3/4" x 1' 3/16")
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Pen and ink
Subject Place:
Aberdeenshire
Subject Place:
Scotland
Subject Place:
Strath Don
Subject Place:
Strathdon
Reference:
Taylor, Alexander B., 'Manuscript maps of Pont, the Gordons and Adair in the Advocates' Library, Edinburgh',Scottish Geographical Magazine, Nov., 1907, p.586.
Rights Statement:
© 2002 The National Library of Scotland
Repro File Type:
Cropped Tiff
Repro File Size (bytes):
79032246
Repro Notes:
27
Repro Title:
[map of upper Strath Don in two parts] [1 of 1]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
5744 x 5760
Repro ID Number:
0042213c.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00000359
Repro Capture Date:
17/05/2000

[map of upper Strath Don in two parts] [1 of 1]

[map of upper Strath Don in two parts] [1 of 1]