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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]
Comments
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XML DIGMAP Format
http://digmap2.ist.utl.pt:8080/records//Nls/digmap/BAA00883.digmap.xml