Detail View: Charting The Nation: Glen Yla, Glen Ardle, Glen Shye, [1 of 1]
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Work Record ID:
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0042407
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Shelfmark:
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Adv.MS.70.2.10 (Gordon 43)
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Holding Institution:
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National Library of Scotland
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Title:
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Glen Yla, Glen Ardle, Glen Shye,
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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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Creator:
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Gordon, Robert (b.1580, d.1661)
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Creator Role:
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Mapmaker
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Date:
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1634-1655
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Description:
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A map of a part of Angus and east Perthshire but with the detail confined to Glen Damff, Glen Isla and Glen Shee. The mountains at the head of Glen Isla and Glen Shee are named individually. The map was compiled by Robert Gordon of Straloch (1580-1661), at an unknown date after 1633. Gordon acknowledges his source as the records of Timothy Pont, compiled in the last two decades of the sixteenth century.
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Work Type:
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Manuscript map/plan
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Measurement:
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34.5 x 31.5cm (1' 1 9/16" x 1' 3/8")
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Material:
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Paper
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Technique:
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Pen and ink
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Subject Place:
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Angus
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Subject Place:
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Glen Isla
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Subject Place:
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Glen Shee
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Subject Place:
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Perthshire
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Subject Place:
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Scotland
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Reference:
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Taylor, Alexander B., 'Manuscript maps of Pont, the Gordons and Adair in the Advocates' Library, Edinburgh',Scottish Geographical Magazine, Nov., 1907, p.589.
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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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102660760
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Repro Notes:
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43
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Repro Title:
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Glen Yla, Glen Ardle, Glen Shye, [1 of 1]
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Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
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7072 x 7072
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Repro ID Number:
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0042407c.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00000665
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Repro Capture Date:
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27/06/2000 11:10:00
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