MEDIA INFORMATION

 
 
 
COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0042845
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, showing the area around Forres and including Culbin (Cubin)]
Creator:
Gordon, Robert (b.1580, d.1661)
Creator Role:
Mapmaker
Date:
1633-1645
Description:
When this map was drawn by Robert Gordon of Straloch in the mid 17th century, Culbin (Cubin) to the north of Forres was a thriving estate with a mansion. By the end of the century it had disappeared. Estate records of 1693 refer to barley, wheat and oats produced on the estate. In 1694 fierce sand storms buried the mansion, the farms and the fertile fields. The laird was ruined and appealed to parliament for tax exemption. Archaeological excavation shows that the Culbin area had supported habitation from prehistoric times until the 17th century. After 1694 it was a sandy desert until the 19th century when tree planting stabilised the sand and created the present Culbin Forest.
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:
Culbin
Subject Place:
Forres
Subject Place:
Morayshire
Subject Place:
Scotland
Rights Statement:
© 2002 The National Library of Scotland
Repro File Type:
Cropped Tiff
Repro File Size (bytes):
17989912
Repro Title:
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Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
2669 x 2246
Repro ID Number:
0042845c.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00000189b
Repro Description:
Cropped detail.
Repro Capture Date:
02/05/2000 13:50:00

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