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COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0043559
Shelfmark:
MS.Carte 1, ff.333v-334r
Holding Institution:
The Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Title:
[Map of the Firth of Clyde, drawn up for a proposed expedition from Ireland against the Scottish Covenanters]
Creator:
Wentworth, Thomas, Earl of Strafford (b.1593, d.1641)
Creator Role:
Associated Person
Creator:
Graham, James, Earl of Montrose (b.1612, d.1650)
Creator Role:
Associated Person
Date:
1640
Description:
The map was originally drawn up during the Bishops' Wars when there were plans for Strafford's Irish army to invade Scotland. This invasion did not materialise, but the idea was used again in 1644 when Antrim's Irish brigade was sent to aid Montrose, invading Argyll. Montrose's campaign utilised the ancient clan conflict between the MacDonalds and the Campbells, whose chief, the Earl of Argyll, was a leading covenanter. The basis of the map is an accurate survey, but it has been overlaid with notes highlighting the geographical and political nature of the region. Argyll's strong points are noted on the map, including his galleys. Potential aids to an attack on the Campbell lands are also noted. 'Magrigories hilanders' appear in various places. The MacGregors, as outlaws dispossessed of their lands, and as Catholics, would be a natural ally against the Campbells. The lands of the royalist peers Hamilton and Lennox are also marked. (Michael Webb, Bodleian Library).
Work Type:
Manuscript map/plan
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Pen and ink
Subject Place:
Argyll and Bute
Subject Place:
Bute, Island of
Subject Place:
Dunbartonshire
Subject Place:
Firth of Clyde
Subject Place:
Scotland
Subject Category:
Nautical charts
Rights Statement:
© 2002 The Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Repro File Type:
Cropped Tiff
Repro File Size (bytes):
353977798
Repro Notes:
ff.333v-334r.
Repro Title:
[Map of the Firth of Clyde, drawn up for a proposed expedition from Ireland against the Scottish Covenanters] [1 of 1]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
11239 x 10496
Repro ID Number:
0043559c.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00003390
Repro Description:
Tight binding

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