Work Record ID:
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0042429
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Shelfmark:
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Adv.MS.70.2.10 (Gordon 53)
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Holding Institution:
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National Library of Scotland
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Title:
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Fyff. Shire MDCXLII
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Creator:
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Gordon, James (b.1615?, d.1686)
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Creator Role:
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Mapmaker
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Date:
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1642
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Description:
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A map of Fife, together with plans of the towns of St Andrews and Cupar. The map is very detailed, with more than eleven hundred place-names. The map was compiled by James Gordon of Rothiemay (1617-1686), son of Robert Gordon of Straloch and is dated 1642, the year when James Gordon was requested by the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland to compile a new survey of Fife. The manuscript is probably a duplicate of a draft compiled from Gordon's observations and sent to Amsterdam for engraving under the title of Fifae Vicecomitatus, before publication in Blaeu's 'Atlas Novus' of 1654. There are a number of small differences between the place-names of the printed map and of this manuscript.
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Work Type:
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Manuscript map/plan
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Measurement:
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51.9 x 40cm (1' 8 7/16" x 1' 3 3/4")
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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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Cupar
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Subject Place:
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Edinburgh
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Subject Place:
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Fife
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Subject Place:
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Scotland
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Subject Place:
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St. Andrews
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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.590.
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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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105401482
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Repro Notes:
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53
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Repro Title:
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Fyff. Shire MDCXLII [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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0042429c.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00000999
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Repro Capture Date:
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03/08/2000 11:37:00
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