Detail View: Charting The Nation: The Mapp of Straithern, Stormount, and Cars of Gourie, with the Rivers Tay and Jern [1 of 1]
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Work Record ID:
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0042678
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Shelfmark:
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EMS.s.320
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Holding Institution:
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National Library of Scotland
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Title:
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The Mapp of Straithern, Stormount, and Cars of Gourie, with the Rivers Tay and Jern
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Imprint:
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[S.l.: s.n., ca. 1689]
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Creator:
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Moxon, James (active 1671-1700)
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Creator Role:
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Engraver
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Creator:
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Adair, John (b.1660, d.1718)
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Creator Role:
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Mapmaker
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Creator:
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Drummond, James, 4th earl of Perth (b.1648, d.1716)
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Creator Role:
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Dedicatee
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Date:
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1688-1690
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Description:
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This map, surveyed by John Adair, shows a considerable attempt to depict landscape details with symbols for woodland and rough ground. Differences in the relief of the hills are shown by differences in size and profile. This is in marked contrast to the uniform representation of hills on many early maps. The 17th century development of estate grounds is shown by rectangular enclosures, for example at 'Tyllybardin'. Settlements, mills and antiquities are also marked. Few roads are mapped; the coast road south of Dundee is shown as a single dotted line. Adair (1660-1718), a surveyor and mathematician from Edinburgh, was one of the finest Scottish 17th century mapmakers. Unfortunately, he was almost constantly in debt, so few were published in his lifetime.
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Work Type:
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Printed map/plan
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Measurement:
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66 x 42.2cm (2' 2" x 1' 4 5/8")
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Material:
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Paper
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Technique:
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Uncoloured
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Subject Place:
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Dundee
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Subject Place:
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Perth
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Subject Place:
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Perthshire
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Subject Place:
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Scotland
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Subject Place:
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Strathallan
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Subject Place:
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Strathearn
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Subject Place:
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Tay River
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Subject Category:
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Historical geography
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Reference:
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Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, v.2, 1983, p.220.
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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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83891486
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Repro Title:
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The Mapp of Straithern, Stormount, and Cars of Gourie, with the Rivers Tay and Jern [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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0042678c.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00000986
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Repro Capture Date:
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01/08/2000 11:49:00
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