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COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0042595
Shelfmark:
EMS.s.696
Holding Institution:
National Library of Scotland
Title:
The Kingdome of Scotland.
Imprint:
[S.l. : s.n., ca. 1630]
Creator:
Anonymous
Date:
1630
Description:
This anonymous map of 'The Kingdome of Scotland', dated to ca. 1630 is copied from the map of Scotland of 1610 published by John Speed which was itself based on the outline of Scotland drawn by Gerard Mercator in 1564. This map lacks the pictures of James VI and other members of the royal family which decorated the margins of Speed's map. There are also some variations in the place names which include burghs, castles and some abbeys. When a map was printed from the engraved plate, some copies might be sold without colour and others coloured. The colouring in this example is quite crude, with colours overlapping, or crossing the engraved outline, as occurred in the compass card and the title cartouche.
Work Type:
Printed map/plan
Measurement:
48.2 x 33cm (1' 7" x 1' 1")
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Hand coloured in outline
Subject Place:
Orkney
Subject Place:
Scotland
Reference:
Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, v.1, 1973, p.169.
Rights Statement:
© 2002 The National Library of Scotland
Repro File Type:
Cropped Tiff
Repro File Size (bytes):
119529596
Repro Title:
The Kingdome of Scotland. [1 of 1]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
0042595c.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00000567
Repro Capture Date:
19/06/2000 12:40:00

The Kingdome of Scotland. [1 of 1]

The Kingdome of Scotland. [1 of 1]