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:
Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with S., 19th century-1st half of 20th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.5862
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
A group of about 2500 plans, chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson. Their business was concerned chiefly with sea-works, lighthouses, harbours, canals and river courses, and the plans reflect this interest, although there are some items relating to railways and bridges.
Dates:
19th century-1st half of 20th century.
Plans of Farms of East and West Nemphlar. [O.S. 25 inch map.] Parish of Lanark., 1875.
File
Identifier: MS.27837
Poem, "Of the Late Unnatural Rebellion".
Item
Identifier: Acc.8366
Scope and Contents
Written on vellum, surrounding a coloured map of the Battle of Culloden.
Dates:
circa 1745.
Pont's map of Elgin and northeast Moray., [?1583-?1596.]
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.70.2.10 (Gordon 23)
Dates:
[?1583-?1596.]
Pont's map of Tarbet Ness, Easter Ross. , [?1583-?1596.]
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.70.2.10 (Gordon 20)
Scope and Contents
This map by Timothy Pont, overwritten by Robert Gordon, covers both shores of the Dornoch and Cromarty Firths as well as Tarbat Ness in Easter Ross, with the western limits running from Invergordon north-west to Loch Achnacloich, and then running north-east from there to Edderton.
This map was once believed to be by Robert Gordon (hence its title '[Gordon] 20'), but has now been identified as the work of Timothy Pont (Stone, 1974).
As the compass rose indicates this map is oriented with...
Dates:
[?1583-?1596.]
Portfolio of miscellaneous drawings, watercolours, and maps, many apparently by J K Rennie., 19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.19963
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
John Rennie was one of the distinguished group of Scottish engineers whose work contributed so much to the industrial and commercial development of the United Kingdom in the early 19th century. With the exception of roads, in which he appears not to have been interested, and steam engines, which he promised Watt not to build - though he frequently constructed the accompanying machinery - there was very little in the field of engineering that lay outside the range of his activities.
This...
Dates:
19th century.
Portfolio of W A Hall, apprentice cartographer at John Bartholomew and Son Ltd.
File
Identifier: Acc.11281
Scope and Contents
Includes art, calligraphy and illustrating stages of map production.
Dates:
1938-1946.
Position of Santarem … 1801., 1801.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.10.1(53)
Scope and Contents
Probably an earlier version of 52: no views; title in different position; MS pencil annotations.
Dates:
1801.
Position of Santarem from a military survey by the officers of Royal French Engineers in his Britannic Majesty's Service.1801. Engraved on stone by Fr Hellrigel. London. MS annotations., 1801.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.10.1(52)
Scope and Contents
2 insets: Views of Santarem
Dates:
1801.
Position of the Army of the Sutlej Jany 19th, 1846; drawn by L J Hebert, Quarter Master General's Office, Horse Guards, March 1846., 1846.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.10.2(159)
Scope and Contents
Coloured map.
Dates:
Other: 1846.
Positive and negative photostats of an estate plan of Carriden, West Lothian, by G Grey.
File
Identifier: Acc.7781
Dates:
1757.
Poster, correspondence, maps and report of 'Cross-talk', drama mediation workshops organised in support of community safety programme of the Central Regional Council., 1993.
File
Identifier: Acc.12911/163
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
This collection dates mainly from after 1988, when John McGrath and Elizabeth MacLennan resigned from the company which they had established, with David MacLennan, in 1973. Following the funding crisis in 2006, the company had to leave its base in the STUC building in Glasgow, and it was at this point that much of the material in this accession was presented to the National Library of Scotland.
Dates:
1993.
Press cuttings of reviews of books by Peter Ritchie Calder, containing correspondence and papers relating to published works., 1934-1981.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.10318/54-58
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Includes press cuttings and correspondence.
Dates:
1934-1981.
Print by G Goodall - Chart of part near Chaldersness - Humber, River., 1883.
Item
Identifier: MS.5872 (1)
Dates:
1883.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson, the Edinburgh civil engineers.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in England and overseas.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in England and overseas beginning with H.
Print by Neele, London - Map of shire of Edinburgh - Edinburgh - surveyed by James Knox., 1812.
Item
Identifier: MS.5849 (101)
Dates:
1812.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson, the Edinburgh civil engineers.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson concerning places in Scotland.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with Edinburgh, London Road-Ey.
Print by S Pyle (3 sheets) - Map comprehending Kyle, Cunningham and Carrick - Ayr - surveyed by Captain Armstrong and Son., 1775.
Item
Identifier: MS.5844 (150)
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
A group of about 2500 plans, chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson. Their business was concerned chiefly with sea-works, lighthouses, harbours, canals and river courses, and the plans reflect this interest, although there are some items relating to railways and bridges.
Dates:
1775.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson, the Edinburgh civil engineers.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson concerning places in Scotland.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with A.
Print by W H Lizars - Map of borough - Leeds - surveyed by Baines and Newsome., 1834.
Item
Identifier: MS.5875 (3)
Dates:
1834.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson, the Edinburgh civil engineers.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in England and overseas.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in England and overseas beginning with L.
Print - Chart showing lighthouses existing, in progress and proposed - General., 1875.
Item
Identifier: MS.5885 (1)
Dates:
1875.
Print - Map of area and soundings - St. Monans, Fife., 1893.
Item
Identifier: MS.5862 (28)
Dates:
1893.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson, the Edinburgh civil engineers.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson concerning places in Scotland.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with S.
Print - Map of district - Haddington - surveyed by William Forrest., 1799.
Item
Identifier: MS.5852 (1)
Dates:
1799.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson, the Edinburgh civil engineers.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson concerning places in Scotland.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with H.
Print - Map of parish - Kirkmichael, Dumfries - surveyed by D and T Stevenson., 1863.
Item
Identifier: MS.5854 (48)
Dates:
1863.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson, the Edinburgh civil engineers.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson concerning places in Scotland.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with K.
Print - Ordnance Survey map - Junction of river and Kyle of Sutherland - Carron River, Ross., 1875.
Item
Identifier: MS.5846 (35)
Dates:
1875.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson, the Edinburgh civil engineers.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson concerning places in Scotland.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with C.