Willem & Jan Blaeu: Extima Scotiae Septentrionalis Ora
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Cartographer:
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Willem & Jan Blaeu
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Title:
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Extima Scotiae Septentrionalis Ora
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Date:
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1654
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Published:
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Amsterdam
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Width:
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21 inches / 54 cm
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Height:
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16 inches / 41 cm
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Map ref:
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SCOT1758
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Description:
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Northern Scotland issued by Joan Blaeu in the first regional atlas of Scotland.
Blaeu's atlas of Scotland was based on the surveys of Timothy Pont; these were obtained and edited, revised and prepared for publication by the noted Scottish geographer, politician and antiquary Robert Gordon of Straloch. This is one of the few maps in the work which bears Gordon's name.
Coloured. Dutch text on the reverse. Image available upon request. [SCOT1758] |