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Title Aberdeen, Banf, Murrey &c. to Invernes
Creator Gordon, Robert, 1580-1661
Gordon, Robert, 1580-1661
Subject Counties
Manuscript maps
Counties
Manuscript maps
Maps
Maps & Plans
Counties of Scotland
Coverage Europe, United Kingdom, Scotland, Aberdeenshire (unitary authority) [Place depicted]
Europe, United Kingdom, Scotland, Aberdeenshire (unitary authority) [TBC]
Description Fra the north water to Ross. Robertus Gordonius a Straloch describebat 1640. A small scale map covering northeast Scotland from Brechin to the Moray Firth coast and extending west across Scotland to the head of Loch Linnhe, Loch Arkaig and Loch Quoich.The map appears to be an unfinished draft originally intended as a final draft, perhaps for an engraver, judging by the embellishments. There is a hint in the lower left corner of the map where work is crossed out, that it may have been foun...
Date 1640 [Date/event in text]
Identifier http://www.nls.uk/maps/resolver.cfm?id=759
Geographic Terms Aberdeen
Scotland
Moray [Moray]
Firth [Firth]
United Kingdom
Aberdeenshire [Aberdeenshire]