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Title Scotia
Creator Galignani & Porro
Porro, Girolamo, 1520-1604
Pont, Timothy, 1560?-1614?
Subject Nations
Latin language
Italian language
Engravings
Maps
Maps & Plans
Maps of Scotland
Coverage Europe, United Kingdom, Scotland (country) [Place depicted]
Europe, Italy, Veneto, Venezia province, Venice (inhabited place) [Place printed]
Description A map of 'Scotia' by the Venetian Tommaso Porcacchi (1530-1585?). It appeared in his 'L'Isole Piu Famose del Mondo' of 1572 and in later editions between 1576 and 1686. The engraver was the artist Girolamo Porro from Padua, who was also renowned for his design of a flying machine.This is an improved outline when compared with other maps (e.g., George Lily's of 1546) though it does still include the mythical island of Hirtha. Several islands are also placed in new positions, such as Islay ...
Date 1572 [Date printed]
Identifier http://www.nls.uk/maps/resolver.cfm?id=217
Geographic Terms Padua
Islay [Islay]
Date [Date]
Scotland
United Kingdom
Italy [Italy]
Veneto [Veneto]
Venezia [Venezia]
Venice