Detail View: Charting The Nation: The Shires of Murray and Nairn. [1 of 1]
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Work Record ID:
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0042273
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Shelfmark:
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LC.3284/26
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Holding Institution:
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National Library of Scotland
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Title:
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The Shires of Murray and Nairn.
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Imprint:
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[London: Tho. Bowles, ... and John Bowles ... 1725]
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Creator:
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Moll, Herman (b.1654?, d.1732)
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Creator Role:
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Mapmaker
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Creator:
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Bowles, John (b.1701, d.1779)
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Creator Role:
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Publisher
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Creator:
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Bowles, Thomas (b.Pre 1695, d.1767)
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Creator Role:
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Publisher
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Date:
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1725
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Description:
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A map entitled The Shires of Murray (Moray) and Nairn which was engraved and published in 1725 by Herman Moll (1654?-1732) as part of the Atlas of Scotland. It shows roads, topographical features and settlements. Loch Spynie, north of Elgin is shown accurately for the time as a large loch. It is now much reduced in size after it was drained by the building of the Caledonian canal by Thomas Telford in 1808. In the medieval period the loch, shown here as landlocked, was open to the sea. It provided a safe harbour and was a major reason for locating the bishop's palace and its dependant settlement at Spynie.
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Work Type:
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Printed map/plan
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Measurement:
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24.8 x 18.6cm (9 3/4 x 7 5/16")
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Material:
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Paper
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Technique:
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Hand coloured in outline
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Subject Place:
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Elgin Shire
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Subject Place:
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Inverness-shire
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Subject Place:
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Moray
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Subject Place:
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Nairnshire
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Subject Place:
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Scotland
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Reference:
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Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, v.2, 1983, p.210.
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Related Work Title:
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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]).
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Related Work Notes:
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Host Item
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Rights Statement:
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© 2002 The National Library of Scotland
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Repro File Type:
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Cropped Tiff
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Repro File Size (bytes):
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56186998
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Repro Notes:
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map '26'
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Repro Title:
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The Shires of Murray and Nairn. [1 of 1]
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Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
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7072 x 7072
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Repro ID Number:
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0042273c.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00000339
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Repro Capture Date:
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16/05/2000
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