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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 |
RHP140989 |
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Title |
Map of North America and West India Islands |
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Dates |
c 1770 |
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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
Some restrictions on access: consult National Records of Scotland staff. |
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Location |
On site (Sighthill) |
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Description |
'An accurate map of North America...also all the West India Islands...' By Emmanuel Bowen, surveyor. John Gibson, engraver. Printed for [and published by] Robert Sayer, Fleet Street, London.
Various scales. 1025 x 1180 mm. Coloured. Engraving. Dissected into 48 sheets. Linen backing.
Map of North America and West Indies coloured to show British, Spanish and French territories. Principal towns, roads, Indian villages, trading paths etc noted. Explanation. Inset maps of California and Baffin Island. Vignette showing native peoples and fauna associated with the area. |
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Level |
File |
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Extent |
1 map, folded |
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Related material |
GD248/416 |
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Archival history |
Papers of the Ogilvy family, Earls of Seafield (GD248) |
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