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COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0042251
Shelfmark:
LC.3284/3
Holding Institution:
National Library of Scotland
Title:
Galloway Contains, The Shires of Wigton and Kirkcudbright.
Imprint:
[London: Tho. Bowles, ... and John Bowles ... 1725]
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:
A map of 'Galloway Contains The Shires of Wigton and Kirkcudbright', by Herman Moll from his 1725 atlas. Coloured lines show the coastline and the shires' borders with Ayrshire and Dumfriesshire. The map divides the area into three sections: East, West and Mid-Galloway. Galloway ('the land of the stranger Gaels') was a stronghold of the 17th-century Covenanters, aided by its mountainous and isolated regions. These are apparent in Moll's map which shows much detail. Until the sixteenth century, Gaelic was spoken widely in the area, particularly the west. Moll was a skilled copperplate engraver who probably learned his trade in northern Germany.
Work Type:
Printed map/plan
Measurement:
25.7 x 17.8cm (10 1/8 x 7")
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Hand coloured in outline
Subject Place:
Galloway
Subject Place:
Kirkcudbrightshire
Subject Place:
Scotland
Subject Place:
Wigtownshire
Reference:
Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, v.2, 1983, pp.152, 242.
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):
55424742
Repro Notes:
map '4'
Repro Title:
Galloway Contains, The Shires of Wigton and Kirkcudbright. [1 of 1]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
0042251c.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00000316
Repro Capture Date:
15/05/2000

Galloway Contains, The Shires of Wigton and Kirkcudbright. [1 of 1]

Galloway Contains, The Shires of Wigton and Kirkcudbright. [1 of 1]