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COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0042855
Shelfmark:
Blaeu 1662/33
Holding Institution:
School of Scottish Studies, University of Edinburgh
Title:
[Detail from:] Duo Vicecomitatus Aberdonia & Banfia, una cum Regionibus & terrarum tractibus sub iis comprehensis : A description of the two Shyres Aberdene and Banf, ... [Detail of the coast from Peterhead to north of Rattray]
Imprint:
[Amsterdam: Blaeu, 1662]
Creator:
Gordon, Robert (b.1580, d.1661)
Creator Role:
Mapmaker
Creator:
Blaeu, Joan (b.1596, d.1673)
Creator Role:
Mapmaker
Date:
1662
Description:
Robert Gordon's map of Aberdeenshire and Banff published in Blaeu's 'Atlas' of 1654 gives a useful record of settlement before the 18th century improvements but it must be treated with caution. Rattray, north of Peterhead, is an example of this. Documentary sources suggest that Rattray was a burgh of barony in the 13th century, but in 1563/4 it was granted Royal Burgh status in order to end a feud between the Keith's of Broadland and the Hays of Haddo. On Gordon's map Rattray is shown with a town symbol but in fact excavations revealed a settlement in decline by the 15th century and by the Poll Tax of 1696 there were only eight families resident.
Work Type:
Printed map/plan
Measurement:
53.5 x 40.8cm (1' 9 1/16" x 1' 4 1/16")
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Hand coloured in outline
Subject Place:
Aberdeenshire,Banffshire,Rattray,Scotland
Reference:
Skelton, R.A., County atlases of the British Isles, 1579-1850, [v.1:] 1579-1703, 1970, pp.97-109.
Reference:
Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, v.2, 1983, p.151.
Related Work Title:
Geographiae Blavinanae ... Vol. 6 Amsterdam, Blaeu, 1662.
Related Work Notes:
Host Item
Rights Statement:
© 2002 Edinburgh University Library
Repro File Type:
Cropped Tiff
Repro File Size (bytes):
1375376
Repro Notes:
33
Repro Title:
[Detail from:] Duo Vicecomitatus Aberdonia & Banfia, una cum Regionibus & terrarum tractibus sub iis comprehensis : A description of the two Shyres Aberdene and Banf, ... [Detail of the coast from Peterhead to north of Rattray] [1 of 1]
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2433 x 1949
Repro ID Number:
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Repro Old ID Number:
00001599a
Repro Capture Date:
01/11/2000 14:25:00

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[Detail from:] Duo Vicecomitatus Aberdonia & Banfia, una cum Regionibus & terrarum tractibus sub iis comprehensis : A description of the two Shyres Aberdene and Banf, ... [Detail of the coast from Peterhead to north of Rattray] [1 of 1]