MEDIA INFORMATION

 
 
 
COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0042844
Shelfmark:
Adv.MS.70.2.10 (Gordon 5)
Holding Institution:
National Library of Scotland
Title:
[Detail from a manuscript 17th century map by Robert Gordon, from Buckie to Duffus and including Spynie].
Creator:
Gordon, Robert (b.1588, d.1661)
Creator Role:
Mapmaker
Date:
1633-1645
Description:
This is a detail from a draft map compiled by Robert Gordon of Straloch between 1633 and his death in 1661. It is of interest in showing the main churches soon after the Protestant Reformation of the church in 1560. From the late 12th century the bishops of Moray lived beside Spynie Loch and a considerable settlement grew there. After the Reformation the Protestant bishops continue to live at Spynie Palace until Bishop Guthrie surrendered to the Covenanters in 1640. The Covenanters themselves used Spynie in 1645 until their defeat by Montrose. After the abolition of the episcopacy in 1689 the palace was abandoned and fell into ruins. The inclusion of Spynie suggests this map may date to before 1645.
Work Type:
Manuscript map/plan
Measurement:
67.8 x 97cm (2' 2 11/16" x 3' 2 3/16")
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Pen and ink
Subject Place:
Morayshire,Scotland
Rights Statement:
© 2002 The National Library of Scotland
Repro File Type:
Cropped Tiff
Repro File Size (bytes):
15911132
Repro Title:
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Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
2793 x 1898
Repro ID Number:
0042844c.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00000189a
Repro Capture Date:
02/05/2000 13:50:00

[Detail from a manuscript 17th century map by Robert Gordon, from Buckie to Duffus and inc...

[Detail from a manuscript 17th century map by Robert Gordon, from Buckie to Duffus and including Spynie]. [1 of 1]