Detail View: Charting The Nation: [A map of the basin of the River Forth, down to the widening of the estuary near Alloa]. [1 of 1]
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Work Record ID:
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0043919
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Shelfmark:
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Adv.MS.70.2.10 (Gordon 51)
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Holding Institution:
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National Library of Scotland
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Title:
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[A map of the basin of the River Forth, down to the widening of the estuary near Alloa].
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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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1634-1650
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Description:
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A map of the River Forth, devoid of detail except of the headwaters which extend as far west as Ben Lomond, but with greater detail around the north bank tributary, the River Teith, through the Trossachs, Strathyre and Glen Gyle. A note at the foot corrects perceived errors. Much of the map derives from a manuscript map by Timothy Pont now in the National Library of Scotland and the source of the rest of the compilation is likely to be the observations of Pont, in the last two decades of the sixteenth century. The map was compiled by Robert Gordon of Straloch (1580-1661), at an unknown date after 1633.
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Work Type:
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Manuscript map/plan
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Measurement:
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20.5 x 31.5cm (8 1/16" x 1' 3/8")
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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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Forth, Firth of,Scotland,Stirlingshire
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Reference:
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Taylor, Alexander B., 'Manuscript maps of Pont, the Gordons and Adair in the Advocates' Library, Edinburgh',Scottish Geographical Magazine, Nov., 1907, p.590.
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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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73810438
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Repro Title:
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[A map of the basin of the River Forth, down to the widening of the estuary near Alloa]. [1 of 1]
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Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
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7072 x 7072
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Repro ID Number:
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0043919c.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00000673
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Repro Capture Date:
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27/06/2000 14:50:00
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