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Title:
A New Map of North Britain with the Islands thereunto belonging work_title A New Map of North Britain with the Islands thereunto belonging Title false
Creator:
Murray, Alexander, Sir (b.1743) work_creator_details Murray, Alexander, Sir (b.1743) Creator false
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Creator:
Seale, R. W. (active 1732-1775) work_creator_details Seale, R. W. (active 1732-1775) Creator false
Creator Role:
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Creator:
Cowley, John (active 1733-1745) work_creator_details Cowley, John (active 1733-1745) Creator false
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Date:
1734 work_display_date 1734 Date false
Description:
This map entitled 'A new map of North Britain' was drafted by John Cowley and engraved by R W Seale in 1734. It was reproduced in 'The True Interest of Great Britain' published by Sir Alexander Murray in 1740 with an explanatory essay. The outline was based on an amalgamation of earlier maps, particularly that by Moll, as amended by Cowley's own survey of Ardnamurchan, Sir Alexander Murray's observations of the west coast and Adair's map of the east coast (1688). Cowley was very aware of the inaccuracies of the maps, citing the difficulty of coastal surveying from small ships in difficult seas. He was also trying to align three different systems of measurement: English miles, Scottish miles and Highland miles. work_description This map entitled 'A new map of North Britain' was drafted by John Cowley and engraved by R W Seale in 1734. It was reproduced in 'The True Interest of Great Britain' published by Sir Alexander Murray in 1740 with an explanatory essay. The outline was based on an amalgamation of earlier maps, particularly that by Moll, as amended by Cowley's own survey of Ardnamurchan, Sir Alexander Murray's observations of the west coast and Adair's map of the east coast (1688). Cowley was very aware of the inaccuracies of the maps, citing the difficulty of coastal surveying from small ships in difficult seas. He was also trying to align three different systems of measurement: English miles, Scottish miles and Highland miles. Description false
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37 x 49.4cm (1' 2 9/16" x 1' 7 7/16") work_display_measurement 37 x 49.4cm (1' 2 9/16" x 1' 7 7/16") Measurement false
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Uncoloured work_technique Uncoloured Technique false
Subject Place:
Orkney work_subject_place Orkney Subject Place false
Subject Place:
Scotland work_subject_place Scotland Subject Place false
Reference:
Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, v.1, 1973, p.183. reference Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, v.1, 1973, p.183. Reference false
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The Hope Scott Collection work_source The Hope Scott Collection Related Work Title false
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© 2002 The National Library of Scotland work_rights_statement © 2002 The National Library of Scotland Rights Statement false
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