MEDIA INFORMATION

 
 
 
COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0042623
Shelfmark:
EMS.s.211B
Holding Institution:
National Library of Scotland
Title:
L' Escosse Royaume en ses deux Principales Parties
Imprint:
Paris : Pierre Mariette, 1665.
Creator:
Sanson, Nicolas (b.1600, d.1667)
Creator Role:
Mapmaker
Creator:
Mariette, Pierre (b.1634, d.1716)
Creator Role:
Publisher
Date:
1665
Description:
This is one of several maps of Scotland produced by Nicolas Sanson d'Abbeville in Paris in 1665 in an atlas entitled 'Cartes Generales de toutes les partie du monde'. There was considerable contact between Scotland and France during this period. Sanson was geographer by appointment to the French king Louis XIV (1638-1715). Charles II, King of England and Scotland, a cousin of Louis XIV, spent much of his exile in France until his restoration in 1660 after the English Civil War. The scale illustrates the variety of systems of measurement used in 17th century Europe, showing Roman miles (1000 paces), English and Scottish miles, and French and German leagues. Standardization began in 1795 when France officially adopted the metric system.
Work Type:
Printed map/plan
Measurement:
48.8 x 38cm (1' 7 3/16" x 1' 2 15/16")
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Hand coloured
Subject Place:
Scotland
Reference:
Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, v.1, 1973, p.172.
Rights Statement:
© 2002 The National Library of Scotland
Repro File Type:
Cropped Tiff
Repro File Size (bytes):
116684124
Repro Title:
L' Escosse Royaume en ses deux Principales Parties [1 of 1]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
0042623c.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00000607
Repro Capture Date:
21/06/2000 15:40:00

L' Escosse Royaume en ses deux Principales Parties [1 of 1]

L' Escosse Royaume en ses deux Principales Parties [1 of 1]