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Title:
A mapp of ye Orkney Islands & Harbours
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A mapp of ye Orkney Islands & Harbours
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Sibbald, Robert (b.1641, d.1722)
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Sibbald, Robert (b.1641, d.1722)
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Mapmaker
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Monteith, Robert (active 1633-1713)
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Edwards, Robert (active 1700-1711)
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1711
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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.
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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.
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42 x 25.7cm (1' 4 9/16" x 10 1/8")
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Orkney
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Orkney
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Scotland
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Reference:
Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, v.2, 1983, p.215.
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Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, v.2, 1983, p.215.
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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.
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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.
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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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