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| Keywords: 1799 Clement Cruttwell Map of Scotland - Geographicus - Scotland-cruttwell-1799.jpg A fine 1799 map of Scotland by the English map publisher Clement Cruttwell Covers the entire region in great detail including a detailed inset of the Shetland Isles Here all the counties are labeled as Shires as the word county did not become common usage in Scotland until the nineteenth century In the north are Caithness Sutherland Ross Murray Aberdeen and Bamff Shires With the exception of the merger of Ross Shire and Cromarty Shire these counties are still in existence today In central Scotland are the Inverness Shire Kincardine Shire Angus Shire Argyle Shire Fife Shire and Perth Shire Further south are the Shires of Renfew Dumbarton Edinburgh Haddington Berwick Lanerk Air Kirkudbright Dumfries Selkirk and Roxburgh Lewis Island in the North is attached to Rofs Shire South of Lewis Island is North and South Uist Island and Coll Island which retained baronial fief by the Macleans of Coll until 1848 In the northeast are the Shetland Islands which did not officially become a part of Scotland until a Scottish Act of Parliament in 1669 The map is highly detailed including many roads river ways ports towns and shoals Outline color and fine copper plate engraving in the minimalist English style prevalent in the late 18th and early 19th centuries Mountains and other topographical detail shown by profile Drawn by G G and J Robinson of Paternoster Row London for Clement Cruttwell's 1799 Atlas to Cruttwell's Gazetteer 1799 dated size in 14 16 object history credit line accession number Scotland-cruttwell-1799 Cruttwell C <i>Atlas to Cruttwell's Gazetteer</i> 1799 Geographicus-source PD-Art-100 Old maps of Scotland 1799 maps Maps by Clement Cruttwell English language maps of Europe | ||||
