MEDIA INFORMATION

 
 
 
COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0042406
Shelfmark:
Adv.MS.70.2.10 (Gordon 42)
Holding Institution:
National Library of Scotland
Title:
Brae of Angus, [and] The height of Anguss, M.T.P.
Creator:
Pont, Timothy (b.1564, d.Circa 1614)
Creator Role:
Surveyor
Creator:
Gordon, Robert (b.1580, d.1661)
Creator Role:
Mapmaker
Date:
1634-1655
Description:
A manuscript map of a part of Angus, covering the catchment of the Dean Water, west of Fofar, the east bank of the Isla above Meigle, Glen Prosen and Glen Clova. There is much detail of the settlement in Glen Clova, Glen Damff and that part of Strathmore between Meigle and Forfar. The map was compiled by Robert Gordon of Straloch (1580-1661), at an unknown date after 1633. Gordon's sources were two maps by Timothy Pont, compiled in the last two decades of the sixteenth century and now in the National Library of Scotland.
Work Type:
Manuscript map/plan
Measurement:
35.2 x 40.8cm (1' 1 7/8" x 1' 4 1/16")
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Pen and ink
Subject Place:
Angus
Subject Place:
Forfar
Subject Place:
Forfarshire
Subject Place:
Glen Clova
Subject Place:
Scotland
Reference:
Taylor, Alexander B., 'Manuscript maps of Pont, the Gordons and Adair in the Advocates' Library, Edinburgh',Scottish Geographical Magazine, Nov., 1907, p.589.
Rights Statement:
© 2002 The National Library of Scotland
Repro File Type:
Cropped Tiff
Repro File Size (bytes):
97750624
Repro Notes:
42
Repro Title:
Brae of Angus, [and] The height of Anguss, M.T.P. [1 of 1]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
0042406c.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00000664
Repro Capture Date:
27/06/2000 10:20:00

Brae of Angus, [and] The height of Anguss, M.T.P. [1 of 1]

Brae of Angus, [and] The height of Anguss, M.T.P. [1 of 1]