Detail View: Charting The Nation: CARRICTA MERIDIONALIS. The South part of CARRICK. [2 of 2]

Work Record ID: 
0042315
Shelfmark: 
WD.3.B/17
Holding Institution: 
National Library of Scotland
Title: 
CARRICTA MERIDIONALIS. The South part of CARRICK.
Imprint: 
[Amsterdam: Blaeu, 1654]
Creator: 
Blaeu, Joan (b.1596, d.1673)
Creator Role: 
Publisher
Creator: 
Pont, Timothy (b.1564, d.Circa 1614)
Creator Role: 
Surveyor
Date: 
1654
Description: 
The map shows south Ayrshire, as far north as the Water of Girvan and the Carrick Forest. Part of the catchment of the Water of Minnoch is also included, but most of the surface area of the map depicts the catchment of the River Stinchar and its tributaries. The estuary of the River Stinchar is prominent, as is Ardstinchar Castle, near Ballantrae. Any exaggeration of individual features is indicative of their significance in the eyes of the compiler. The map was compiled from observation on the ground by Timothy Pont in the last two decades of the sixteenth century. It was engraved in Amsterdam, for publication in Blaeu's Atlas Novus, first published in 1654.
Work Type: 
Printed map/plan
Measurement: 
51.3 x 37cm (1' 8 3/16" x 1' 2 9/16")
Material: 
Paper
Technique: 
Hand coloured
Subject Place: 
Ayrshire
Subject Place: 
Carrick
Subject Place: 
Scotland
Reference: 
Skelton, R.A., County atlases of the British Isles, 1579-1850, [v.1:] 1579-1703, [v.1], 1970, pp.97-109.
Related Work Title: 
Joannis Blaeu, Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive atlas novus. Pars quinta. Amstelaedami: Ioannem Blaeu, M DC LIV.
Related Work Notes: 
Host Item
Rights Statement: 
© 2002 The National Library of Scotland
Repro File Type: 
Derivative JPEG
Repro File Size (bytes): 
87097200
Repro Title: 
CARRICTA MERIDIONALIS. The South part of CARRICK. [2 of 2]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels): 
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number: 
0042315c-0001.tif
Repro Old ID Number: 
00000416
Repro Description: 
Map
Repro Capture Date: 
24/05/2000