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COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0042280
Shelfmark:
LC.3284/33
Holding Institution:
National Library of Scotland
Title:
A Map of the North West Part of the Western Islands.
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 entitled 'A map of the north west part of the Western Isles' was engraved and published in 1725 as part of Herman Moll's county atlas of Scotland. The map is annotated with considerable information concerning fishing. On Lewis, several antiquities are marked. The 'Thrushel stone' is likely to be Clach an Trushal, a massive standing stone, nearly 6m tall, not far from the great standing stones at Callanish, which date to around 3000BC. The 'stone fort' could be one of a number of brochs, stone tower dwellings built by the Celts between about 100BC and 100AD. Moll was probably referring to Dun Carloway Broch, which still stands to a height of about 10m.
Work Type:
Printed map/plan
Measurement:
18.4 x 24.7cm (7 1/4 x 9 3/4")
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Hand coloured in outline
Subject Place:
Coll, Island of
Subject Place:
Hebrides
Subject Place:
Outer Hebrides
Subject Place:
Scotland
Subject Place:
Skye, Island of
Subject Place:
Western Isles
Reference:
Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, v.2, 1983, p.191.
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):
56821998
Repro Notes:
map '33'
Repro Title:
A Map of the North West Part of the Western Islands. [1 of 1]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
0042280c.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00000346
Repro Capture Date:
16/05/2000

A Map of the North West Part of the Western Islands. [1 of 1]

A Map of the North West Part of the Western Islands. [1 of 1]