Detail View: Charting The Nation: Abredoniae novae et veteris = A description of new and of old Aberdeens, with the places neerest adjacent [2 of 2]
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Work Record ID:
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0042507
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Shelfmark:
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RHP324
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Holding Institution:
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National Archives of Scotland
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Title:
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Abredoniae novae et veteris = A description of new and of old Aberdeens, with the places neerest adjacent
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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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Surveyor
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Creator:
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Gray, Gilbert
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Creator Role:
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Dedicatee
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Creator:
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Hamilton, Robert
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Creator Role:
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Annotator
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Creator:
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Keith, Robert, Bishop of Fife (b.1681, d.1757)
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Creator Role:
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Associated Person
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Date:
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1661-1798
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Description:
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This manuscript copy of Gordon of Rothiemay's 1661 plan of Aberdeen, Abredonia Novae et veteris descriptio was made in 1750. It is considerably simplified from the original. Many details and decorative insets such as the city insignia have been omitted. At the top of the map is a handwritten annotation dated Aberdeen 1798 and signed by Robert Hamilton, Professor of Philosophy at Marischal College, Aberdeen. He states that he has checked this copy against the original in Marischal. This note probably alludes to the original which was given to the college in 1750 by Bishop Robert Keith. The note shows that this copy was in Aberdeen in 1798 but it does not prove it was copied there.
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Work Type:
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Manuscript map/plan
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Measurement:
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63.2 x 70cm (2' 7/8" x 2' 3 9/16")
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Material:
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Paper
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Technique:
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Uncoloured
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Subject Place:
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Aberdeen
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Subject Place:
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Scotland
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Reference:
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Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, v.2, 1983, p.245.
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Reference:
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Adams, Ian H., Scottish Record Office: descriptive list of plans, v.1, Edinburgh: HMSO, 1966, p.9.
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Rights Statement:
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Courtesy of the Keeper of the Records of Scotland
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Repro File Type:
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Derivative JPEG
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Repro File Size (bytes):
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124793566
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Repro Notes:
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Top half
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Repro Title:
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Abredoniae novae et veteris = A description of new and of old Aberdeens, with the places neerest adjacent [2 of 2]
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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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0042507c-0001.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00001800
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Repro Capture Date:
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15/12/2000 11:18:00
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