Detail View: Charting The Nation: L' Escosse Royaume en ses deux Principales Parties [1 of 1]
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Work Record ID:
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0042623
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Shelfmark:
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EMS.s.211B
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Holding Institution:
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National Library of Scotland
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Title:
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L' Escosse Royaume en ses deux Principales Parties
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Imprint:
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Paris : Pierre Mariette, 1665.
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Creator:
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Sanson, Nicolas (b.1600, d.1667)
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Creator Role:
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Mapmaker
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Creator:
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Mariette, Pierre (b.1634, d.1716)
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Creator Role:
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Publisher
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Date:
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1665
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Description:
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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.
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Work Type:
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Printed map/plan
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Measurement:
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48.8 x 38cm (1' 7 3/16" x 1' 2 15/16")
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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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Scotland
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Reference:
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Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, v.1, 1973, p.172.
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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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116684124
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Repro Title:
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L' Escosse Royaume en ses deux Principales Parties [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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0042623c.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00000607
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Repro Capture Date:
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21/06/2000 15:40:00
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