Detail View: Charting The Nation: A Pocket Companion of ye Roads of ye North Part of Great Britain called Scotland : Containing all ye Cities, Market Towns, Boroughs &c., the principal Roads, with ye Computed Miles from Town to Town / By Herman Moll. [1 of 1]
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Work Record ID:
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0042765
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Shelfmark:
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EMGB.b.1.35(4)
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Holding Institution:
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National Library of Scotland
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Title:
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A Pocket Companion of ye Roads of ye North Part of Great Britain called Scotland : Containing all ye Cities, Market Towns, Boroughs &c., the principal Roads, with ye Computed Miles from Town to Town / By Herman Moll.
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Imprint:
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London : sold by Herman Moll, 1718.
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Creator:
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Moll, Herman (b.1654?, d.1732)
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Creator Role:
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Mapmaker
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Creator:
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Ker, John, Earl & Duke of Roxburghe (b.1680, d.1741)
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Creator Role:
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Dedicatee
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Date:
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1718
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Description:
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The 'Pocket companion of ye roads of ye north part of Great Britain called Scotland' by Herman Moll was published in 1718. It is reduced from part of his map of Great Britain which he published the previous year. Moll's maps were among the first to show roads in Scotland, given in this map as parallel lines between towns with distances in miles. County boundaries are also shown and have been highlighted by hand colouring. The longitude is measured both from London (St. Paul's Cathedral) and from Edinburgh Castle. It was common to use a local meridian in maps of this date The standard meridian at Greenwich was not adopted until much later.
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Work Type:
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Printed map/plan
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Measurement:
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27.5 x 29.4cm (10 13/16 x 11 9/16")
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Material:
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Paper
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Technique:
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Hand coloured in outline
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Subject Place:
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Scotland
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Reference:
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Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, v.1, 1973, p.181.
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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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89915440
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Repro Title:
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A Pocket Companion of ye Roads of ye North Part of Great Britain called Scotland : Containing all ye Cities, Market Towns, Boroughs &c., the principal Roads, with ye Computed Miles from Town to Town / By Herman Moll. [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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0042765c.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00001267
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Repro Capture Date:
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11/09/2000 10:07:00
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