Detail View: Charting The Nation: S. Andre sive Andreapolis Scotiae Universitas Metropolitana. [1 of 1]
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Work Record ID:
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0042804
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Shelfmark:
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MS.20996
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Holding Institution:
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National Library of Scotland
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Title:
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S. Andre sive Andreapolis Scotiae Universitas Metropolitana.
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Creator:
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Geddy, John (active 1751-1794)
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Creator Role:
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Mapmaker
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Date:
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1580-1585
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Description:
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This fine manuscript depicting St. Andrews is a birds eye view plan; the buildings are shown in perspective rather than from directly above as expected in modern town plans. It is attributed to John Geddy because the hand writing matches a treatise by him held by St. Andrews University Library. The plan was drawn sometime in the early 1580s, possibly influenced by a plan of Edinburgh produced in 1582 by Braun and Hogenburg. The complete cathedral and priory had suggested an earlier date to scholars, but there is no evidence that they were destroyed during the Reformation as had been previously thought, so the later date is now likely. The scale condenses towards the west as Geddy began to run out of space on the paper.
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Work Type:
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Manuscript map/plan
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Measurement:
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49.1 x 34.5cm (1' 7 5/16" x 1' 1 9/16")
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Material:
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Paper
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Technique:
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Hand coloured
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Subject Place:
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Scotland
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Subject Place:
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St. Andrews
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Subject Category:
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Views
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Reference:
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Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, v.2, 1983, p.279.
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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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97663694
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Repro Title:
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S. Andre sive Andreapolis Scotiae Universitas Metropolitana. [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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0042804c.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00001427
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Repro Capture Date:
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28/04/2000 10:41:00
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