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National Library of Scotland
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Title:
A New Map of North Britain with the Islands thereunto belonging
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A New Map of North Britain with the Islands thereunto belonging
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Murray, Alexander, Sir (b.1743)
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Seale, R. W. (active 1732-1775)
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Engraver
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Cowley, John (active 1733-1745)
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Date:
1734
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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.
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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.
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37 x 49.4cm (1' 2 9/16" x 1' 7 7/16")
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Orkney
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Orkney
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Scotland
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Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, v.1, 1973, p.183.
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Related Work Title:
The Hope Scott Collection
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The Hope Scott Collection
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Rights Statement:
© 2002 The National Library of Scotland
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© 2002 The National Library of Scotland
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