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

Work Record ID: 
0044114
Shelfmark: 
RSGS.57
Holding Institution: 
National Library of Scotland
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
Creator: 
Matthews, Mary
Creator Role: 
Printer
Date: 
1722
Description: 
This map was first published in Camden's Britannia in London in 1722. Drawn and engraved by Andrew Johnston, it was based on a map drawn by John 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.
Rights Statement: 
© 2002 The National Library of Scotland
Repro File Type: 
Cropped Tiff
Repro File Size (bytes): 
85341716
Repro Title: 
A New Map of the North Part of Scotland. [1 of 1]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels): 
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number: 
0044114c.tif
Repro Old ID Number: 
00003281
Repro Capture Date: 
20/06/2001 15:10:00