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,
[ca. 1868].
Relief shown by hachures and shading.
Imprint: "London : Published by James Wyld Geographer to the Queen, Charing Cross East London".
Imprint at bottom of sheet: "Published by James Wyld, Geographer to the Queen, 457 West Strand, 11 & 12 Caring Cross, & 2 Royal Exchange, London".
First issued in 1807, this map was re-issued by Faden, and his successor Wyld, with various amendments, until ca. 1870.
This edition has various railways added including lines in progress ; it shows the line to Killin which was opened in 1870 but not the line over the Solway which opened in 1869.
Includes notes on Caledonian Canal.
Hand coloured boundaries and railways.
Insets: The Shetland Islands ; The Orkney Islands.
In contemporary slip case.
Address label pasted on to slip case, with title "Scotland" pasted on top : "James Wyld Geographer to Her Majesty. 457 Strand. Charing Cross East, 2 doors from Trafalgar Square."
EMS,
Scotland and the Western Isles, with part of Ireland.