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Title Northern Part of Aberdeen & Banff Shires [Subtitle:] Plate 22 from John Thomson's 'Atlas of Scotland', 1832. North-west sheet
Creator Ross, A.J.
Pont, Timothy, 1560?-1614?
Publisher John Thomson & Co.
John Thomson & Co.
Subject Hand coloring
Nations
Atlases
Books
Engravings
Maps
Maps & Plans
Counties of Scotland
Coverage Europe, United Kingdom, Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh (inhabited place) [Place published]
Europe, United Kingdom, Scotland (country) [Place depicted]
Europe, United Kingdom, Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh (inhabited place) [TBC]
Europe, United Kingdom, Scotland, Aberdeenshire (unitary authority) [Place depicted]
Europe, United Kingdom, Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Banff (general region) [TBC]
Description The title on this map reads, 'Northern Part of Aberdeen & Banff-Shires'. It was first published in 1826 and is drawn at the scale of 1 inch to every 1.5 miles. Originally sold individually, it later featured in John Thomson's 1832 'Atlas of Scotland'. The names of the surveyor and six 'highly respectable' attestees to the accuracy of the map have also been included. The Moray Firth can be seen towards the top of the map. This very detailed map, as well includes many place names and road detai...
Date 1832 [Date published]
Identifier http://www.nls.uk/maps/resolver.cfm?id=74400156
Geographic Terms Aberdeen
Banff [Banff]
Scotland
Moray [Moray]
Firth [Firth]
Date
Books
United Kingdom
Edinburgh
Aberdeenshire [Aberdeenshire]