File:A new and correct map of Scotland and the Isles, containing all ye cities, market towns, boroughs &c., the principal roads, with ye computed miles from town to town (5384792733).jpg

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Title: A New and Correct Map of Scotland & the Isles, Containing all ye Cities, Market Towns, Boroughs &c. the Principal Roads, with ye Computed Miles from Town to Town

A c. 1736 map of Scotland with an inset map of the Orkney and Shetland Islands. Degrees computed from Edinburgh and London meridians.

Notes: Edinburg the Capital City of Scotland is 300 miles distant from London & 210 miles distant from Dublin. The Number of Souls in Scotland are Calculated at 1,500,000 & Its Superficial Contents including yᵉ Islands is computed at 27.794 Square miles.

Printed & Sold by T. Bowles next the Chapter House in St. Pauls Church yard, and I. Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill.

To His Grace The Most Noble Prince Charles Duke of Queensberry and Dover &c. &c. &c. &c. & Lord High Admiral of Scotland This Map is most humbly Dedicated by His Grace's very much oblig'd hum ble servant David Scott.

Dimensions: 29×27 cm

Scale: c. 1:2,100,000
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Source Norman Bleventhal Map Center Flickr account, a scan of a copy (G5770 1736 .M65) held by the Boston Public Library.
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