Detail View: Charting The Nation: The Roman Wall betwixt The Firths of Clyd and Forth. [1 of 1]
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Work Record ID:
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0042727
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Shelfmark:
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RB.M.330(1)
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Holding Institution:
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National Library of Scotland
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Title:
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The Roman Wall betwixt The Firths of Clyd and Forth.
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Imprint:
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[Edinburgh : Hamilton and Balfour ... , 1739]
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Creator:
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Sibbald, Robert (b.1641, d.1722)
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Creator Role:
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Mapmaker
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Date:
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1707
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Description:
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This map of the Roman Antonine wall, which extends between the Clyde and Forth, was first produced by Sibbald in 1707 in his book 'Historical Inquiries'. It was later reissued as part of a collection of treatises in 1739. Sir Robert Sibbald (1641-1722) was not only a geographer and antiquary, but also professor of medicine in Edinburgh, physician to Charles II, founder of the Royal College of Physicians, and helped establish the Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh. The Antonine wall attracted the attention of many mapmakers, including Timothy Pont (c.1564-c.1614) and Alexander Gordon (1692-1750). General William Roy (1726-1790), combining accurate survey with military understanding, printed a plan in his 'Military Antiquities of the Romans in North Britain' in 1793.
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Work Type:
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Printed map/plan
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Measurement:
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30.2 x 9.2cm (11 7/8 x 3 5/8")
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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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Antonine Wall
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Subject Place:
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Firth of Clyde
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Subject Place:
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Forth, Firth of
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Subject Place:
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Scotland
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Subject Category:
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Historical geography
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Reference:
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Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, v.2, 1983, p.138.
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Related Work Title:
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Robert Sibbald, A collection of several treatises in folio, : concerning Scotland, ... Viz. I. Historical inquiries concerning the Roman monuments and antiquities ... , Edinburgh: : sold separately, or bound together, ... [1739].
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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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23761446
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Repro Title:
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The Roman Wall betwixt The Firths of Clyd and Forth. [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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0042727c.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00001066
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Repro Capture Date:
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10/08/2000 15:20:00
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