Detail View: Charting The Nation: East Lothian [1 of 1]
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Work Record ID:
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0042694
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Shelfmark:
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Adv.MS.70.2.11 (Adair 10)
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Holding Institution:
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National Library of Scotland
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Title:
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East Lothian
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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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Date:
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1682
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Description:
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This manuscript map of East Lothian was drawn by John Adair in 1682. It is unique in being his only county survey which survives in two copies. The map depicts an area from Wallyford to Cockburnspath. Adair's familiarity with the county is manifest by the wealth of detail shown. Apart from plans of Haddington, and Dunbar, the policies of Yester and Seaton are particularly noticeable. Significant hills, such as Traprain (Dunpender) Law, are named and offshore islands are sketched. Adair probably prepared this map for incorporation in a new Scottish atlas proposed by Sir Robert Sibbald but which was never published. In the late 1730s, Richard Cooper engraved a series of maps in Edinburgh, based on Adair's surveys and including East Lothian.
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Work Type:
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Manuscript map/plan
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Measurement:
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54.5 x 49.5cm (1' 9 7/16" x 1' 7 1/2")
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Material:
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Paper
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Technique:
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Pen and ink
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Subject Place:
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Lothian
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Subject Place:
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Scotland
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Reference:
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Taylor, Alexander B., 'Manuscript maps of Pont, the Gordons and Adair in the Advocates' Library, Edinburgh',Scottish Geographical Magazine, Nov., 1907, pp.591-592.
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Reference:
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Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, v.2, 1983, p.186.
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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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94268850
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Repro Title:
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East Lothian [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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0042694c.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00001015
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Repro Capture Date:
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04/08/2000 15:00:00
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