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COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0042689
Shelfmark:
Adv.MS.70.2.11 (Adair 7)
Holding Institution:
National Library of Scotland
Title:
The East Part of Fife
Creator:
Adair, John (b.1660, d.1718)
Creator Role:
Mapmaker
Date:
1684
Description:
A manuscript map of that part of Fife lying east of Falkland and concentrating on the settlement pattern along the coasts and river valleys. It was prepared by John Adair in 1684 and comes from the period when he was preparing a series of maps of east central Scotland for Sir Robert Sibbald. Key harbours and anchorages are marked but this is a map of the landward areas rather than a chart. Although hills are shown conventionally, Largo Law and the Lomond Hills rear up as significant peaks. Adair's eye for detail can be seen in the mapping of Cupar and St. Andrews which identifies its three main streets, the castle and the cathedral precincts.
Work Type:
Manuscript map/plan
Measurement:
71 x 56.4cm (2' 3 15/16" x 1' 10 3/16")
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Pen and ink
Subject Place:
Fife
Subject Place:
Scotland
Reference:
Taylor, Alexander B., 'Manuscript maps of Pont, the Gordons and Adair in the Advocates' Library, Edinburgh',Scottish Geographical Magazine, Nov., 1907, pp.591-592.
Reference:
Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, v.2, 1983, p.187.
Rights Statement:
© 2002 The National Library of Scotland
Repro File Type:
Cropped Tiff
Repro File Size (bytes):
114149454
Repro Title:
The East Part of Fife [1 of 1]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
0042689c.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00001009
Repro Capture Date:
04/08/2000 11:44:00

The East Part of Fife [1 of 1]

The East Part of Fife [1 of 1]