Detail View: Charting The Nation: A / New Map of the / North Part / of / Scotland. [1 of 1]

Work Record ID: 
0043447
Shelfmark: 
JA 1180
Holding Institution: 
University of Edinburgh Library, Special Collections
Title: 
A / New Map of the / North Part / of / Scotland.
Imprint: 
[London: printed by Mary Matthews, for Awnsham Churchill, and sold by William Taylor, 1722].
Creator: 
Johnston, Andrew
Creator Role: 
Mapmaker
Date: 
1722
Description: 
A New Map of the north part of Scotland published in Camden's Britannia in London in 1722. Drawn and engraved by Andrew Johnston, it was based on a map drawn by Senex in 1721, which was itself based on Gordon of Straloch's map. There is a marginal key to the symbols. Settlements are divided into cities, small cities, market town and villages, each with a different symbol. Castles, archbishoprics, bishoprics and universities are also shown. The accuracy of the key is however illusory. For example, in 1790, only 70 years after the map was printed, the population of Inverurie was 360 compared with 27,608 in Aberdeen. Yet both settlements were shown with the symbol for a small city.
Work Type: 
Printed map/plan
Measurement: 
44.4 x 34.7cm (1' 5 1/2" x 1' 1 11/16")
Material: 
Paper
Technique: 
Uncoloured
Subject Place: 
Scotland
Subject Place: 
Scotland - north
Reference: 
Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, v.1, 1973, p.182.
Related Work Title: 
Britannia: or a chorographical description of Great Britain and Ireland .. by Edmund Gibson. London : printed by Mary Matthews, for Awnsham Churchill, and sold by William Taylor, 1722.
Related Work Notes: 
Host Item
Rights Statement: 
© 2002 Edinburgh University Library
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Repro Title: 
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Repro Display Measurement (pixels): 
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Repro Capture Date: 
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