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COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0042651
Shelfmark:
EMS.s.738(11)
Holding Institution:
National Library of Scotland
Title:
A Map of the Improved Moss, and, Improveable Bay of Kintra : drawn from a Plan of the Survey of Ardnamorchan by I. Cowley.
Imprint:
London : [s.n.], 1734.
Creator:
Cowley, John (active 1733-1745)
Creator Role:
Mapmaker
Creator:
Bowen, Emanuel (b.1720, d.1767)
Creator Role:
Engraver
Creator:
Murray, Alexander, Sir (b.1743)
Creator Role:
Associated Person
Date:
1734
Description:
This map entitled 'A map of the improved moss and improveable Bay of Kintra' was based on a survey by John Cowley in 1734. It was reproduced in 'The True Interest of Great Britain' published by Sir Alexander Murray in 1740. It shows part of Murray's land in Ardnamurchan, with details of his land drainage scheme consisting of two main drains between the river Shiel and Kintra Bay. An inset shows how this system could be adapted to other rivers. This drainage scheme is named on Alexander Bruce's map of Loch Sunart produced in 1733 and also reproduced in Murray's book. On that map there is an annotation that the drained Moss comprised 1,300 acres, a vast area of improved land.
Work Type:
Printed map/plan
Measurement:
61.8 x 40.7cm (2' 5/16" x 1' 4")
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Uncoloured
Subject Place:
Ardnamurchan
Subject Place:
Argyll and Bute
Subject Place:
Scotland
Reference:
Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, v.2, 1983, p.164.
Rights Statement:
© 2002 The National Library of Scotland
Repro File Type:
Cropped Tiff
Repro File Size (bytes):
92538742
Repro Title:
A Map of the Improved Moss, and, Improveable Bay of Kintra : drawn from a Plan of the Survey of Ardnamorchan by I. Cowley. [1 of 1]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
0042651c.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00000650
Repro Capture Date:
26/06/2000 10:40:00

A Map of the Improved Moss, and, Improveable Bay of Kintra : drawn from a Plan of the Surv...

A Map of the Improved Moss, and, Improveable Bay of Kintra : drawn from a Plan of the Survey of Ardnamorchan by I. Cowley. [1 of 1]