Maps. Cartographic materials.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to graphic or photogrammetric representations of the Earth's surface or a part of it, including physical features and political boundaries, where each point corresponds to a geographical or celestial position according to a definite scale or projection. The term may also refer to similar depictions of other planets, suns, other heavenly bodies, or areas of the heavens. Maps are typically depicted on a flat medium, such as on paper, a wall, or a computer screen.
Found in 680 Collections and/or Records:
Five rolled maps of other related material of Isobel Wylie Hutchison., Undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.9713/114
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Includes diaries and photographs.
Dates:
Undated.
Folder containing two examples of Circular Time Scales which are two long graph-like charts joined together and folded into the binding., 1877-1885.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.50.6.14
Scope and Contents
The time scales are for the years 1880-1881, with illustrated meteorological observations made while he was travelling abroad, particularly in Egypt.
Other items are loosely inserted at the back of the folder, and include photographs of sun-spots, meteorological charts and diagrams, 1877-1885.
Dates:
1877-1885.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, including many manuscripts in Gaelic, journals and yearbooks (with many photographs), albums of watercolour paintings and sketches, and experimental notebooks, of John Francis Campbell of Islay (1821-1885), Gaelic scholar and collector of oral tradition, traveller, scientist, official of the royal household and public servant.
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Original manuscripts of John Francis Campbell`s non-Gaelic publications, mostly based on his journals, and volumes of scientific material, reflecting his particular interest in glaciation, meteorology and thermography.
'Formarten and part of Marr and Buquhan [sic] / observed R.G.', [?1636-?1652.]
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.70.2.10 (Gordon 32)
Dates:
[?1636-?1652.]
Four watercolour sketches and a map, tipped to sheets of paper, by Sir John Kirk, made during the Zambezi expedition., 1859.
File
Identifier: MS.10750
Dates:
1859.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters, manuscripts, maps, and other papers of and concerning David Livingstone, being the material formerly stored in the David Livingstone Centre at Blantyre, Lanarkshire, and photocopies of material permanently exhibited there.
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Maps chiefly drawn or annotated by David Livingstone.
Fourteen hand-coloured manuscript and printed maps and 3 diagrams of Caldor Wood, Scotland, by William Edward Scott Mutch.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.12361
Dates:
1955-1961.
Further papers of Lord James Douglas-Hamilton relating to historical matters.
Fonds
Identifier: Dep.379
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, papers and copies of research documents assembled by Lord James Douglas-Hamilton for the publication of his books 'Motive for a Mission, the Story Behind Rudolf Hess’s Flight to Britain' (1st edition London 1971, 2nd edition Edinburgh 1979 and paperback edition, 1980); 'Air Battle for Malta: The Diaries of a Fighter Pilot', (Edinburgh 1981); and 'Roof of the World: Man’s First Flight Over Everest', (Edinburgh 1983).
Dates:
1968-1983.
'Fyfe Shire, MDCXLII = Fifa provincia noviter delineata / Auctore Jacobo Gordonio fo R.G. a Strathloch.', 1642.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.70.2.10 (Gordon 53)
Scope and Contents
An engraved version of this map was published by Joan Blaeu in 1654.
Dates:
1642.
Game book of Duncan Campbell of Smith Hall.
Item
Identifier: Acc.9869
Scope and Contents
Includes accounts of expeditions in South Africa, Northern Nigeria, India and Scotland, with illustrations and maps by himself and his sister, Mary Barbara Campbell.
Dates:
1902-1914.
Garrison inspections and parades attended by James Johnston in his role as Deputy Chief of Staff, 4th armoured division., 1983-1985.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13818/169-173
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Major-General James Johnston was born in Edinburgh in August 1939. He was educated at George’s Watson’s College, Welbeck College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, from which he was commissioned in July 1959 into the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He underwent postgraduate training at the Royal Military Academy of science and REME Officers School.
His training was completed by 1965 and he served several appointments as commanding officer within Germany and the United...
Dates:
1983-1985.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Major-General James Johnston
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Papers relating to the military career of James Johnston.
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Papers relating to James Johnston as a staff officer and in higher command.
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Papers relating James Johnston on his posting as Deputy Chief of Staff at 4th Armoured Division, British Army of the Rhine.
General correspondence and maps of Scottish Canadian Highland Development [and] Exploration Ltd., 1962-1978.
File
Identifier: Acc.11628/102
Dates:
1962-1978.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of John Norman Stuart Buchan, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir.
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Professional and business correspondence and papers of John Norman Stuart Buchan, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir, containing some material on overseas travel.
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Papers and correspondence of John Norman Stuart Buchan, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir, relating to Canada.
General Map illustrative of the operations in Portugal and the adjoining Frontier of Spain. [London: J Wyld, 1845?]. [Incomplete: southern sheet only]., Circa 1845.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.10.1(26)
Scope and Contents
Engraved by S Stockley.
Dates:
Circa 1845.
Geographical and general map, over two sheets, of the Balearic Islands by Thomas Lopez., 1793.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.10.1(19)-(20)
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Some of the maps were acquired by General Sir George Murrary during his active service, others later for historical purposes. They are arranged as follows: Peninsula (numbers 1-88); France (numbers 89-95); uncertain locality (numbers 95-96); Canada (numbers 97-106); Flanders (numbers 107-133); various military actions, 1761-1846, and undated, especially those of 1813 (numbers 134-164). A list has been placed at the front of each volume; only the manuscript items have...
Dates:
1793.
Geographical map, over four sheets, of the Kindom of Granada by Thomas Lopez. , 1795.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.10.1(6)-(9)
Scope and Contents
Inset (6) : Costas de Espana y de Africa.
Dates:
1795.
Geographical map, over four sheets, of the Kingdom of Valencia by Thomas Lopez., 1783.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.10.1(15)-(18)
Scope and Contents
Inset (16) : Mapa de la particular contribucion y huerta de Valencia.
Dates:
1783.
'Glen Yla, Glen Ardle, Glen Shye [i.e. Glen Isla, Glen Ardle, Glen Shee], out of Mr. T. Pont's papers yey ar very imperfyt'. , [?1636-?1652.]
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.70.2.10 (Gordon 43)
Dates:
[?1636-?1652.]
Hand-coloured manuscript map of Benir Division, Nigeria, by B Ajanuku.
Item
Identifier: Acc.12360
Dates:
1947.
Illustrated typescript journal of `A Camping Holiday in Scotland` by Allan George Nicholson.
File
Identifier: Acc.13040
Scope and Contents
Allan George Nicholson, his wife Peggie, and their son Michael, travelled by road from Cresham in Buckinghamshire to London where they took the Car Sleeper train to Perth. From there they toured Scotland for over weeks covering covering more than a thousand miles in a circular route to Scourie in the north, returning via the Great Glen and Oban. Places visited include Balmoral Castle, Portsoy, Culloden, Inverness, Lairg, Scourie, Lochinver, Oban, Fingal`s Cave, Iona and Glencoe. ...
Dates:
1959.
Images and maps used, or considered for use, in the production of ‘Wade in Scotland’ by James Bell Salmond., [1934, or before.]-late 20th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.7189A-7189C
[Incomplete sketch map of] Movements on the 30th [July 1813]., 1813.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.10.1(85)
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Some of the maps were acquired by General Sir George Murrary during his active service, others later for historical purposes. They are arranged as follows: Peninsula (numbers 1-88); France (numbers 89-95); uncertain locality (numbers 95-96); Canada (numbers 97-106); Flanders (numbers 107-133); various military actions, 1761-1846, and undated, especially those of 1813 (numbers 134-164). A list has been placed at the front of each volume; only the manuscript items have...
Dates:
1813.
[Incomplete tracing of part of Plan de Gaete et de ses Environs]., Undated.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.10.2(162)
Scope and Contents
Coloured map.
Dates:
Other: Undated.
‘Journal and plan of the Movements of the Main Army in the Carnatic’: a volume of printed material prepared by James Stuart., 1783.
File
Identifier: MS.8448
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
With the exception of MS.8455, these volumes of printed correspondence were prepared by James Stuart in answer to the accusations raised against him. The contents duplicate to a large extent letters recorded elsewhere in the catalogue. The majority of the volumes contain manuscript indexes and abstracts, and manuscript marginal notes.
Dates:
1783.
Journal and sketchbook of John Francis Campbell recording his travels and interests., 1879-1880.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.50.5.6
Scope and Contents
The volume falls roughly into two sections:(i) Experiments in and notes on Thermography, a subject in which Campbell became increasingly interested towards the end of his life.As a result of his experiments with the sun`s rays, he published several pamphlets, two of which are included in this volume:‘Time Scales Horizontal and Vertical’ (folio 169) and “Campbell`s Registering Sun-Dial” (folio 152). There are also notes, diagrams and cuttings relating to...
Dates:
1879-1880.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, including many manuscripts in Gaelic, journals and yearbooks (with many photographs), albums of watercolour paintings and sketches, and experimental notebooks, of John Francis Campbell of Islay (1821-1885), Gaelic scholar and collector of oral tradition, traveller, scientist, official of the royal household and public servant.
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Collection of journals and sketchbooks of John Francis Campbell, kept during his travels throughout the world.
Journal of a tour in Switzerland and Italy, written by M Rayner, pupil of a boys' school., 1856.
Item
Identifier: MS.6342
Scope and Contents
M Rayner was apparently a boy in the second of the three school parties, and the style of English and peculiarities of punctuation suggest that he was French or Swiss. The tour begins and ends at Bellerive. The journal is illustrated by a coloured plate showing the Great Seal of the Swiss Confederation and the cloaks worn by the officials of the different cantons (folio ii), by numerous postcards, and by a printed plan of the Alps (folio 49).
Dates:
1856.
Journal of a tour to Scotland, 12 August-7 October 1842, kept by Miss S Taylor, of Moore Green, near Birmingham.
Item
Identifier: MS.8927
Scope and Contents
The writer covered some 1,800 miles in all (over 500 of them by rail) and her route extended as far as Inverness in the north, and Iona in the West. The account of her Scottish journey is accompanied by details of her travels in the north of England. The text is profusely illustrated with pencil or ink sketches by the author (a few pencil sketches were made on an earlier journey in 1817), and with nearly 300 small engravings of places visited. A contemporary printed map of...
Dates:
1842.
Journal of Charles Stuart, Baron Stuart de Rothesay's 'Travels in Germany and The Imperial Hereditary States, During the Years 1795, 1796, 1797,' Volume 1st, Part 1st, 1801.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13970/1
Scope and Contents
Journal of Charles Stuart's tour through Lower Saxony and Upper Saxony, Bavaria and Austria. Places visited include Aixhaven, Halberstadt, Leipzig, Bamberg, Ratisbon, Gottingen and Gotha. With 'A New Map of the Emperor's Dominions exhibiting the Post Roads of Germany, Hungary and the Netherlands with those of the adjacent parts of France, Switzerland, Italy and Poland, 1796, annotated with the routes of Lord Stuart's journeys pasted in.
Dates:
1801.