Detail View: Charting The Nation: Scotia Regnum divisum in Partem Septentrionalem et Meridionalem [1 of 1]
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Work Record ID:
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0042626
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Shelfmark:
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EMS.s.8
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Holding Institution:
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National Library of Scotland
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Title:
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Scotia Regnum divisum in Partem Septentrionalem et Meridionalem
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Imprint:
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[London: de Wit, ca. 1680]
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Creator:
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Wit, Frederick de (b.1610, d.1698)
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Creator Role:
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Mapmaker
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Date:
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1679-1681
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Description:
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This coloured map of Scotland was engraved in Amsterdam by Frederik de Wit the elder in circa 1675-1680. It was first printed in de Wit's Atlas of about 1680 and later reprinted in various other atlases between 1680 and 1725. There were three map engravers named Frederik de Wit, a father, son and grandson who owned a map publishers in Amsterdam between 1648 and 1712, producing over 400 new maps as well as reprinting earlier maps from copper engraving plates bought from other firms. Map collectors of the 17th century would have been flattered by the illusions to their scientific and classical learning that are given by the drawings of scientific instruments and the classically pillared tomb around the map title.
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Work Type:
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Printed map/plan
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Measurement:
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49.3 x 56.1cm (1' 7 7/16" x 1' 10 1/16")
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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.173.
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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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120046932
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Repro Title:
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Scotia Regnum divisum in Partem Septentrionalem et Meridionalem [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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0042626c.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00000610
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Repro Capture Date:
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22/06/2000 09:43:00
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