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A scotch atlas; or description of the kingdom of Scotland divided into counties, with the subdivisions of sherifdoms; shewing their respective boundaries and extent, soil, produce, Mines, Minerals, Metals, their Trade and Manufactures; also their cities, chief towns, seaports, mountains, Rivers, Forests, Lochs &c. with the Principal Great and Bve Roads, Passes, Forts, and other Particulars. The Whole taken from Topographical Surveys, regulated by Astronomical Observations, by Mostyn John Armstrong, Geographer. Beautifully engraved on 30 copper plates by H: Ashby. Published as the Act directs 1. Octr. 1777.

Title
A scotch atlas; or description of the kingdom of Scotland [electronic resource] : divided into counties, with the subdivisions of sherifdoms; shewing their respective boundaries and extent, soil, produce, Mines, Minerals, Metals, their Trade and Manufactures; also their cities, chief towns, seaports, mountains, Rivers, Forests, Lochs &c. with the Principal Great and Bve Roads, Passes, Forts, and other Particulars. The Whole taken from Topographical Surveys, regulated by Astronomical Observations, by Mostyn John Armstrong, Geographer. Beautifully engraved on 30 copper plates by H: Ashby. Published as the Act directs 1. Octr. 1777.
Author
Armstrong, Mostyn John.
Publication
London : printed for Robt. Sayer, & John Bennett, Map & printsellers, No. 53, Fleet Street, [1777]

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Description
[36]p.,plates : maps; 4⁰.
Subject
Scotland > Maps > Early works to 1800
Note
  • The titlepage is engraved.
  • 30 engraved maps, with 36p. of interleaved letterpress description.
  • With an index.
  • Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642206488
  • ECCO1-N46630
Author
Armstrong, Mostyn John.
Title
A scotch atlas; or description of the kingdom of Scotland [electronic resource] : divided into counties, with the subdivisions of sherifdoms; shewing their respective boundaries and extent, soil, produce, Mines, Minerals, Metals, their Trade and Manufactures; also their cities, chief towns, seaports, mountains, Rivers, Forests, Lochs &c. with the Principal Great and Bve Roads, Passes, Forts, and other Particulars. The Whole taken from Topographical Surveys, regulated by Astronomical Observations, by Mostyn John Armstrong, Geographer. Beautifully engraved on 30 copper plates by H: Ashby. Published as the Act directs 1. Octr. 1777.
Imprint
London : printed for Robt. Sayer, & John Bennett, Map & printsellers, No. 53, Fleet Street, [1777]
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, N46630.
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Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
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