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COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0042277
Shelfmark:
LC.3284/30
Holding Institution:
National Library of Scotland
Title:
The Shires of Caithness and Sutherland. with Strath Navern which is Part of Sutherland Shire.
Imprint:
[London: Tho. Bowles, ... and John Bowles ... 1725]
Creator:
Moll, Herman (b.1654?, d.1732)
Creator Role:
Mapmaker
Creator:
Bowles, John (b.1701, d.1779)
Creator Role:
Publisher
Creator:
Bowles, Thomas (b.Pre 1695, d.1767)
Creator Role:
Publisher
Date:
1725
Description:
This map entitled The Shires of Caithness and Sutherland was published in 1725 as part of the Atlas of Scotland by Herman Moll (1654?-1732). It shows roads, topographical features and settlements. At Brora a note refers to 'excellent coal mines and salt pans'. The open cast coal mines which began at Brora in 1529 dug coal from rich exposed surface seams. Later shafts were dug and mining continued until 1974. Salt pans were often situated near coastal coal mines, thus coal could be used as fuel to boil salt water to extract the salt. The Brora salt pans were started in 1598. Salt, essential for food preservation, would have been traded widely along the coast.
Work Type:
Printed map/plan
Measurement:
24.8 x 20cm (9 3/4 x 7 7/8")
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Hand coloured in outline
Subject Place:
Caithness
Subject Place:
Scotland
Subject Place:
Sutherland
Reference:
Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, v.2, 1983, p.177.
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):
53967478
Repro Notes:
map '30'
Repro Title:
The Shires of Caithness and Sutherland. with Strath Navern which is Part of Sutherland Shire. [1 of 1]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
0042277c.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00000343
Repro Capture Date:
16/05/2000

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The Shires of Caithness and Sutherland. with Strath Navern which is Part of Sutherland Shire. [1 of 1]