Detail View: Charting The Nation: A Mape of the countries about Stirling [1 of 1]
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Work Record ID:
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0042485
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Shelfmark:
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Adv.MS.70.2.11 (Adair 3)
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Holding Institution:
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National Library of Scotland
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Title:
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A Mape of the countries about Stirling
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Creator:
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Adair, John (b.1660, d.1718)
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Creator Role:
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Mapmaker
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Date:
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1680-1689
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Description:
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This manuscript map by John Adair is centred on the town of Stirling and the flood-plain of the lower River Forth. It probably dates from 1685 when Adair was working for Sir Robert Sibbald, providing maps for an intended new atlas of Scotland. It identifies settlements, churches, bridges and mosses - in particular, Kincardine and Flanders Moss - but the information content is far less than on other Adair drafts. Like many maps of this period, relief is shown by the convention of drawing series of whale-backed mounds in parallel lines which dominate the map. The numbered grid which covers this sheet suggests that this may have been a final draft prepared for engraving.
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Work Type:
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Manuscript map/plan
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Measurement:
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56 x 48cm (1' 10 1/16" x 1' 6 7/8")
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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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Forth River
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Subject Place:
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Scotland
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Subject Place:
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Stirling
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Subject Place:
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Stirlingshire
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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, pp.591-592.
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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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85860440
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Repro Notes:
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3
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Repro Title:
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A Mape of the countries about Stirling [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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0042485c.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00001007
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Repro Capture Date:
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04/08/2000 10:32:00
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