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Scotland
Drawn and Engrav'd from a Series of Angles and Astronomical Observations By John Ainslie Land Surveyor.
Edinburgh & London,
Printed & Sold by Thomas Brown; William Faden, Geographer to the King, Charing Cross,
Jan[uar]y 1st 1800.
Large engraved map on nine sheets, fine original full-wash hand-colour, dissected and mounted on linen, in four sections, insets of the Shetland and Orkney Isles, table of distances between towns, and heights of the 'Most Remarkable Hills', lower left.
1770 by 1590mm. (69.75 by 62.5 inches).
12013
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Ainslie's large and detailed map of Scotland.
First published in 1789, this large and rare map would become the benchmark map of Scotland, until Aaron Arrowsmith's map of Scotland some 20 years later. The map is on the same scale (approx. 4 inches to 1 mile) as Dorret's map of 1750, however, it surpasses it in terms of clarity and accuracy; and for the first time the Great Glen from Inverness to Fort William is accurately depicted, as are many of the islands that...
First published in 1789, this large and rare map would become the benchmark map of Scotland, until Aaron Arrowsmith's map of Scotland some 20 years later. The map is on the same scale (approx. 4 inches to 1 mile) as Dorret's map of 1750, however, it surpasses it in terms of clarity and accuracy; and for the first time the Great Glen from Inverness to Fort William is accurately depicted, as are many of the islands that...
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NLS Map.Rol.e.1.
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