Scotia antiqua : qualis priscis temporibus, Romanis praesertim, cognita fuit quam in lucem eruere conabatur /
Gordon, Robert,1580-1661.
Blaeu, Joan,1596-1673.Theatrum orbis terrarum sive atlas novus.
[Amsterdam : Blaeu,
1654]
Scale statement reads "Miliaria Scotica" 40 = 65 mm.
Insets : Orkney and Shetland, 398 x 165 mm.
Relief shown pictorially
"Scotia D" - at foot.
On verso: Latin text.
Some repairs
Features include trees ; places picked out in red dots.
Ornate title cartouche with hunting scene.
One of 55 maps first published in vol.5 in 1654 of "Theatrum orbis terrarum sive atlas novus" by Blaeu.
Skelton, R.A., [comp.] : "County atlases of the British Isles 1579-1850"
EMS
Map of Scotland in Roman times with inset of Orkney and Shetland.
Held at National Library of Scotland.
Historical geography
Theatrum orbis terrarum sive atlas novus