A map of Scotland : drawn chiefly from the topographical surveys of Mr. John Ainslie and from those of the late General Roy &c. &c. shewing the great and cross roads, and the distances between the towns /
Faden, William,1750?-1836.
Ainslie, John(Surveyor)
Roy, William,1726-1790.
Wyld, James,1812-1887,publisher.
London : J. Wyld,
1839.
Relief shown by hachures and shading.
Imprint: "London : Published by J. Wyld, (successor to Mr. Faden) Geographer to the Queen, Charing Cross East 1839".
Dedication to George Chalmers has been removed in this edition.
First issued in 1807, this map was re-issued by Faden, and his successor Wyld, with various amendments, until ca. 1870.
On this version the imprint address and the style of Wyld's title have changed since the earlier 1834 edition.
Includes notes on Caledonian Canal ; additional extension of Union Canal going round Edinburgh to Leith, which was planned but never completed.
Hand coloured boundaries and roads.
Insets: The Shetland Islands ; The Orkney Islands.
In contemporary slip case.
Address label pasted on to slip case, with title "Scotland" pasted on top : "Ja. Wyld (successors to Mr. Faden) Geographer to Her Majesty. Charing Cross East, 4 doors from Trafalgar Square."
Advertisements pasted on to back of map as covers.
EMS,
Scotland and the Western Isles, with part of Ireland.