Detail View: Charting The Nation: Orcadum et Schetlandiæ Insularum accuratissima descriptio. [1 of 1]

Work Record ID: 
0043354
Shelfmark: 
Blaeu 1664/49
Holding Institution: 
School of Scottish Studies, University of Edinburgh
Title: 
Orcadum et Schetlandiæ Insularum accuratissima descriptio.
Imprint: 
[Amsterdam: Blaeu, 1664]
Creator: 
Blaeu, Joan (b.1596, d.1673)
Creator Role: 
Publisher
Creator: 
Pont, Timothy (b.1564, d.Circa 1614)
Creator Role: 
Surveyor
Creator: 
Blaeu, Willem Janszoon (b.1571, d.1638)
Creator Role: 
Dedicator
Creator: 
Scott, John, Sir (b.1585, d.1670)
Creator Role: 
Dedicatee
Date: 
1664
Work Type: 
Printed map/plan
Measurement: 
51.3 x 38.8cm (1' 8 3/16" x 1' 3 1/4")
Material: 
Paper
Technique: 
Hand coloured
Subject Place: 
Orkney
Subject Place: 
Scotland
Subject Place: 
Shetland
Reference: 
Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, 3rd. ed., v.2, 1983, p.151.
Reference: 
Skelton, R.A., County atlases of the British Isles 1579-1850, 1970, [v.1], pp.97-109.
Reference: 
Stone, Jeffrey C., Illustrated maps of Scotland from Blaeu's 'Atlas Novus' of the 17th. Century, 1991, p.94.
Related Work Title: 
Geographiae Blavianae, vol. 5, Nieuwe Beschrijving van Orcadische Eylanden; Beschryving der Schetlandsche Eylanden, Amsterdam: Blaeu, 1664.
Related Work Notes: 
Host Item
Rights Statement: 
© 2002 School of Scottish Studies, The University of Edinburgh
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Repro Title: 
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Repro Capture Date: 
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