MEDIA INFORMATION

 
 
 
COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0042267
Shelfmark:
LC.3284/20
Holding Institution:
National Library of Scotland
Title:
The Shires of Fife and Kinros
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:
This map of 'The Shires of Fife and Kinros' was engraved and published in 1725 by Herman Moll (1654?-1732) as part of his Atlas of Scotland. It shows roads, topographical features and settlements. Several navigation notes are marked on the coast. The lighthouse marked on the Isle of May was built in 1636 and is the earliest surviving lighthouse in Scotland. It was a tower with a beacon fire of coal on top. There were a few other early lighthouses on islands but those in the sea date from after 1756. Opposite the Tay the Scape rocks ( Inchcape or Bell Rock) are described as extremely dangerous. The ferry crossing over the Firth of Forth between Burntisland and Leith is marked with a note that a boat travels the route every day.
Work Type:
Printed map/plan
Measurement:
24.4 x 18.2cm (9 5/8 x 7 3/16")
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Hand coloured in outline
Subject Place:
Fife
Subject Place:
Kinross
Subject Place:
Kinross-shire
Subject Place:
Scotland
Reference:
Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, v.2, 1983, p.187.
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):
54631460
Repro Notes:
map '20'
Repro Title:
The Shires of Fife and Kinros [1 of 1]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
0042267c.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00000333
Repro Capture Date:
16/05/2000

The Shires of Fife and Kinros [1 of 1]

The Shires of Fife and Kinros [1 of 1]