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COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0042263
Shelfmark:
LC.3284/16
Holding Institution:
National Library of Scotland
Title:
The Shire of Bute, contains Bute and Arran. with Cantire which is Part of Argyle Shire.
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 from Herman Moll's 1725 atlas, 'The Shire of Bute, contains Bute and Arran, with Cantire which is part of Argyle Shire'. The island of Gigha is also included. Both Arran and Kintyre are shown in great detail though the relative locations of settlements and features should be noted, such as Lochranza and Brodick on Arran. On the same island, Goatfell is referred to as 'Keadefeldt Hill'. Curiously, little information is provided for the island of Bute while the south of Arran is quite narrow. In Kintyre, the east-west orientation of West Loch Tarbert is notable. Campbeltown probably had fewer than 500 inhabitants at this time and had only recently been made a Royal burgh in 1700.
Work Type:
Printed map/plan
Measurement:
24.3 x 18.5cm (9 9/16 x 7 5/16")
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Hand coloured in outline
Subject Place:
Argyll and Bute
Subject Place:
Arran, Island of
Subject Place:
Bute, Island of
Subject Place:
Scotland
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):
54299662
Repro Notes:
map '16'
Repro Title:
The Shire of Bute, contains Bute and Arran. with Cantire which is Part of Argyle Shire. [1 of 1]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
0042263c.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00000329
Repro Capture Date:
15/05/2000

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