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COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0042248
Shelfmark:
LC.3284/1
Holding Institution:
National Library of Scotland
Title:
Scotia Antiqua. Qualis priscis temporibus Romanis praesertim, cognita suit quam in lucem eruere conabatur.
Imprint:
[London: Tho. Bowles, ... and John Bowles ... 1725]
Creator:
Gordon, Robert (b.1580, d.1661)
Creator Role:
Mapmaker
Creator:
Moll, Herman (b.1654?, d.1732)
Creator Role:
Mapmaker
Creator:
Bowles, Thomas (b.Pre 1695, d.1767)
Creator Role:
Map seller
Creator:
Bowles, John (b.1701, d.1779)
Creator Role:
Map seller
Date:
1725
Description:
Scotia Antiqua', in Herman Moll's 1725 atlas, 'A Set of Thirty Six New and Correct Maps of Scotland'. It is credited to Robert Gordon (1580-1661), referred to here as 'R. Gordonius a [i.e. of] Straloch', an estate north of Aberdeen. Scotia Antiqua' (1653) was a forerunner of Robert Gordon's pivotal 1654 map 'Scotia Regnum'. The outlines of Scotland and its islands in these maps influenced Scottish mapping for almost 100 years. However, the map in Moll's atlas only used the place names from Gordon's map. This map by Moll includes historic place names (such as 'Bodotria', the name given by Tacitus for the Firth of Forth), as well as some mountains, forests and many rivers, often including their older names.
Work Type:
Printed map/plan
Measurement:
23.5 x 26.5cm (9 1/4 x 10 7/16")
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Hand coloured in outline
Subject Place:
Scotland
Subject Category:
Historical geography
Reference:
Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, v.2, 1983, p.152.
Related Work Title:
Herman Moll, A set of thirty six new and corect maps of Scotland divided into its Shires, &c. A work long wanted, and very useful for all Gentlemen that travel to any part of that Kingdom. ... (London: Tho. Bowles, ... and John Bowles ... [1725]).
Related Work Notes:
Host Item
Rights Statement:
© 2002 The National Library of Scotland
Repro File Type:
Cropped Tiff
Repro File Size (bytes):
61782210
Repro Notes:
map '1'
Repro Title:
Scotia Antiqua. Qualis priscis temporibus Romanis praesertim, cognita suit quam in lucem eruere conabatur. [1 of 1]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
0042248c.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00000313
Repro Capture Date:
12/05/2000

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