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COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0042729
Shelfmark:
RB.m.330(1)/5
Holding Institution:
National Library of Scotland
Title:
A mapp of ye Orkney Islands & Harbours
Creator:
Sibbald, Robert (b.1641, d.1722)
Creator Role:
Mapmaker
Creator:
Monteith, Robert (active 1633-1713)
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Edwards, Robert (active 1700-1711)
Creator Role:
Engraver
Date:
1711
Description:
This map of the Orkney Islands comes from a book on Orkney and Shetland by Robert Monteith, written in 1633 but published by Sir Robert Sibbald in 1711. The maps appear to have been produced by Sibbald based on information from local people. The marginal drawings of antiquities, such as the Dwarfie stone, a Neolithic burial chamber on Hoy, reflect the antiquarian interests of Sibbald. The latitude and longitude, although not exact, are also marked, indicating the development of scientific accuracy. The engraving of the map includes many conventional features such as the 'shot-silk' effect of the shading of the sea. There is also an exuberance, shown for example in the rougher seas around the ships to the northwest.
Work Type:
Printed map/plan
Measurement:
42 x 25.7cm (1' 4 9/16" x 10 1/8")
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Uncoloured
Subject Place:
Orkney
Subject Place:
Scotland
Reference:
Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, v.2, 1983, p.215.
Related Work Title:
Robert Sibbald, 'A collection of several treatises in folio, concerning Scotland, ... V. The description of the Isles of Orknay and Zetland ...' (Edinburgh: : sold separately, or bound together, ... [1739]). This fifth treatise is by Robert Monteith.
Related Work Notes:
Host Item
Rights Statement:
© 2002 The National Library of Scotland
Repro File Type:
Cropped Tiff
Repro File Size (bytes):
86942652
Repro Title:
A mapp of ye Orkney Islands & Harbours [1 of 1]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
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Repro Old ID Number:
00001070
Repro Capture Date:
11/08/2000 11:05:00

A mapp of ye Orkney Islands & Harbours [1 of 1]

A mapp of ye Orkney Islands & Harbours [1 of 1]