Detail View: Charting The Nation: A Hydrographical Description, or, Chart of the Sea Coasts of Great Britain, Ireland, France, Holland, Germany, Denmark, & Norway, bordering on the North Sea ... [1 of 1]
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Work Record ID:
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0042724
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Shelfmark:
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Aq.1/1(12)
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Holding Institution:
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National Library of Scotland
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Title:
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A Hydrographical Description, or, Chart of the Sea Coasts of Great Britain, Ireland, France, Holland, Germany, Denmark, & Norway, bordering on the North Sea ...
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Imprint:
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London: 1734.
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Creator:
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Murray, Alexander, Sir (b.1743)
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Creator:
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Cowley, John (active 1733-1745)
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Creator Role:
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Mapmaker
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Creator:
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Inselin, Charles (active 1673-1725)
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Creator Role:
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Mapmaker
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Date:
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1715-1734
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Description:
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This 'Chart of the sea coasts of Britain etc' was drawn by John Cowley in 1734 from an original printed in Paris in 1715 by Charles Inselin. It was reproduced in 'The True Interest of Great Britain' published by Sir Alexander Murray in 1740. It includes the British Isles, and the countries bordering both the English channel and the North Sea. Bearings are given for various routes and marine information such as anchorages and shoals are drawn. In a note in the 1740 publication, Cowley states that he had used other charts to add to Inselin's map whatever additional rocks or other such features he could verify. He made a distinction between this attempted accuracy and earlier decorative maps.
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Work Type:
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Printed map/plan
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Measurement:
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56.8 x 41.5cm (1' 10 3/8" x 1' 4 5/16")
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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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Scotland
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Subject Place:
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Scotland - coasts
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Subject Category:
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Great Britain and Ireland : Coasts
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Subject Category:
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Nautical charts
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Reference:
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Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, v.1, 1973, p.183.
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Related Work Title:
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The Hope Scott Collection
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Related Work Notes:
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Host Item
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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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91309164
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Repro Notes:
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map 'XII'
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Repro Title:
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A Hydrographical Description, or, Chart of the Sea Coasts of Great Britain, Ireland, France, Holland, Germany, Denmark, & Norway, bordering on the North Sea ... [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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0042724c.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00001062
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Repro Capture Date:
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10/08/2000 12:19:00
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