Illustrated maps of Scotland : from Blaeu's Atlas novus of the 17th century
Stone, Jeffery c., 1936-1991
Books, Manuscripts
Blaeu's maps of Scotland are among the finest in the world. When the Atlas Novus was first published in the mid-17th century - the golden age of decorative cartography - Scotland became one of the best mapped countries of the time. Showing 47 regional maps on 46 plates and locating some 20,000 places by name. This book gathers together for the first time all 47 regional maps displaying them in full colour.
Illustrated maps of Scotland : from Blaeu's Atlas novus of the 17th century / (text by) Jeffrey Stone.
Stone, Jeffery c., 1936-, author
London : Studio Editions, 1991.
94 pages : chiefly colour maps ; 36 cm.
"The reproductions ... derive from the first Dutch edition of 1654"-Introduction.
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Partial contents: Teviotta (Teviotdale) -- Lavdella (Lauderdale) -- Gallovidia (Galloway) -- Coila (Kyle) -- Nithia (Nithsdale) -- Cantyra (Kintyre) -- Renfroana (Renfrew) -- Aberdonia & Banfia (Aberdeenshire and Banffshire) -- Moravia (Moray and Nairn -- Cathenesia (Caithness) -- Vistvs Insvla (The Uists and Barra)
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