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Country code |
GB |
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Repository code |
234 |
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Repository |
National Records of Scotland |
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Reference |
RHP12424 |
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Title |
Map of West Lothian |
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Dates |
Early 18th century |
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Access status |
Open |
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Access conditions |
This record has been digitally imaged and will not be produced for readers. The digital images may be seen in the NRS Search Rooms on the 'Virtual Volumes' system or on the ScotlandsPeople website http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk. |
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Location |
On site (Sighthill) |
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Description |
'A Map of West Lothian: Survey'd by Mr. J. Adair.' By John Adair, surveyor. Richard Cooper, publisher.
Scale in miles. 510 x 670 mm. Engraving.
Map of West Lothian, dedicated to John, Earl of Stair. Features include shore detail, ships, compass rose, rivers, bridges, moor, trees; detail of estates [including Hopetoun House], ecclesiastical buildings, and placenames. Relief shown pictorially. Vignette of ships and mythological figures. This map was engraved by Richard Cooper in Edinburgh in the early 18th century. It is copied from a survey by John Adair (c.1660 - 1718). Attached - bookseller's valuation, early 20th cent. |
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File |
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Copies |
Imaged for the Charting the Nation project. DIMCAT Image No. 1853, NASCD0019, NAS01617 |
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Copyright |
Crown Copyright |
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Related material |
B48 |
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Archival history |
Records of Linlithgow Burgh (B48) |
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