Detail View: Charting The Nation: NITHIA VICECOMITATUS. The Shirifdome of NIDIS-DAIL [3 of 3]
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Work Record ID:
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0042310
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Shelfmark:
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WD.3.B/12
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Holding Institution:
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National Library of Scotland
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Title:
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NITHIA VICECOMITATUS. The Shirifdome of NIDIS-DAIL
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Imprint:
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[Amsterdam: Blaeu, 1654]
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Creator:
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Blaeu, Joan (b.1596, d.1673)
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Creator Role:
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Publisher
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Creator:
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Pont, Timothy (b.1564, d.Circa 1614)
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Creator Role:
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Surveyor
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Date:
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1654
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Description:
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This map was first published in Blaeu's 'Atlas Novus', in 1654. It was engraved in Amsterdam from a manuscript draft by Timothy Pont, which was returned to Scotland and is now in the National Library of Scotland. The area covered on this map is bounded by the watershed of the River Nith, thus showing all of Nithsdale from Dalmellington to the Solway Firth. It is oriented with west at the top. The detail of a dense distribution of rural settlement is evident, particularly along the Shinnel Water and the River Cairn, both west-bank tributaries of the Nith. Criffel was omitted by the engravers but the bridge over the Nith at Dumfries is shown.
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Work Type:
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Printed map/plan
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Measurement:
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51.9 x 37.3cm (1' 8 7/16" x 1' 2 11/16")
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Material:
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Paper
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Technique:
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Hand coloured
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Subject Place:
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Dumfriesshire
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Subject Place:
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Nithsdale
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Subject Place:
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Scotland
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Reference:
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Skelton, R.A., County atlases of the British Isles, 1579-1850, [v.1:] 1579-1703, [v.1], 1970, pp.97-109.
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Related Work Title:
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Joannis Blaeu, Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive atlas novus. Pars quinta. Amstelaedami: Ioannem Blaeu, M DC LIV.
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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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Derivative JPEG
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Repro File Size (bytes):
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40553334
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Repro Title:
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NITHIA VICECOMITATUS. The Shirifdome of NIDIS-DAIL [3 of 3]
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Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
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5680 x 7072
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Repro ID Number:
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0042310c-0002.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00000406
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Repro Description:
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Text to verso (left)
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Repro Capture Date:
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23/05/2000
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