Detail View: Charting The Nation: [Detail from a manuscript 17th century map by Robert Gordon, showing the area around Forres and including Culbin (Cubin)] [1 of 1]
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Work Record ID:
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0042845
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Shelfmark:
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Adv.MS.70.2.10 (Gordon 5)
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Holding Institution:
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National Library of Scotland
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Title:
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[Detail from a manuscript 17th century map by Robert Gordon, showing the area around Forres and including Culbin (Cubin)]
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Creator:
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Gordon, Robert (b.1580, d.1661)
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Creator Role:
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Mapmaker
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Date:
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1633-1645
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Description:
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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.
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Work Type:
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Manuscript map/plan
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Measurement:
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67.8 x 97cm (2' 2 11/16" x 3' 2 3/16")
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Material:
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Paper
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Technique:
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Pen and ink
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Subject Place:
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Culbin
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Subject Place:
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Forres
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Subject Place:
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Morayshire
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Subject Place:
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Scotland
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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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17989912
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Repro Title:
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[Detail from a manuscript 17th century map by Robert Gordon, showing the area around Forres and including Culbin (Cubin)] [1 of 1]
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Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
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2669 x 2246
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Repro ID Number:
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0042845c.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00000189b
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Repro Description:
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Cropped detail.
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Repro Capture Date:
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02/05/2000 13:50:00
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