A beautiful linen-backed folding map of Scotland intended for the use of travellers. Military and post roads are highlighted, and the distances between coach stops are marked. The distances of various major towns from Edinburgh are also provided.
Perhaps as suggestions for travellers, the routes of four authors who had written accounts of their travels through Scotland are drawn on the map with red, yellow, green, and orange lines. These represent the tours of Thomas Pennant (1772), Dr Thomas Garnett (1798), John Lettice (1792), and Alexander Campbell (1802). These would have been the authoritative accounts of Scotland at the time, and certainly would have been used by travellers in search of advice on places to visit and stay.
Surrounding the map are several insets, two of which feature maps of Shetland and Orkney whilst the others contain statistical information about the population of Scotland, the height of its mountains, and the size of the counties.
Sold with original slip case. Original hand colour. [Folded]