Work Record ID:
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0042321
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Shelfmark:
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WD.3.B/23
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Holding Institution:
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National Library of Scotland
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Title:
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ARANIA / Insula in aestuario Glottae
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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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The map shows Arran, with the adjacent coasts of Kintyre and Bute. It also shows Ailsa Craig which necessitates the orientation with west at the top. Dense settlement all around the coasts is evident, with only Brodick Castle depicted with any prominence. The more mountainous north of Arran is clearly indicated in the perspective drawings. 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.
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Work Type:
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Printed map/plan
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Measurement:
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50.8 x 37.5cm (1' 8" x 1' 2 3/4")
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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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Ailsa Craig
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Subject Place:
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Arran, Island of
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Subject Place:
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Buteshire
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Subject Place:
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Firth of Clyde
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Subject Place:
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Kintyre
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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, 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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Cropped Tiff
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Repro File Size (bytes):
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41524014
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Repro Title:
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ARANIA / Insula in aestuario Glottae [1 of 2]
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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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0042321c.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00000427
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Repro Description:
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Text to verso (right)
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Repro Capture Date:
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24/05/2000
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