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Cartographer: Capt. Greenvile Collins
Title: : The Islands of Orkney
Date: c. 1740 Size: 23 x 18 inches
Published: London
Description: Orkney Islands. Sea chart. Decorative cartouche and title banner.
Map Ref: SCOT1516

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Cartographer: Johannes [II] van Keulen
Title: : Nieuwe Generaale Caart von de Orcades
Date: c. 1760 Size: 32 x 23 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Orkney Islands. Seachart. Coloured.(BC)
Map Ref: SCOT1250

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Cartographer: Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
Title: : Carte des Isles d'Orkney ou Orcades
Date: 1764 Size: 7 x 9 inches
Published: London
Description: Unusual small chart focusing on the Orkney Islands off northern Scotland. Original colour.
Map Ref: SCOT1783

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Cartographer: Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
Title: : Carte des Isles de Hetland ou Schetland
Date: 1764 Size: 7 x 9 inches
Published: Paris
Description: Unusual early map specific to the Shetland Islands. Original colour.
Map Ref: SCOT1784

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Cartographer: Capt. Greenvile Collins
Title: : [Mainland, Bressay and Noss]
Date: 1785 Size: 22 x 18 inches
Published: London
Description: Chart of the East coast of the main Island of Shetland, Bressay, and Noss.
Map Ref: SCOT1495

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Cartographer: Capt. Greenvile Collins
Title: : The Chief Harbours in the Islands of Orkney
Date: 1785 Size: 22 x 18 inches
Published: London
Description: Sea chart of the harbour of Kirkwall, the largest town and primary port of Orkney. Small insets show other important ports throughout the islands. There are also four attractive coastal profiles.
Map Ref: SCOT1496

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Cartographer: Capt. Greenvile Collins
Title: : The South Part of the Isles of Shetland
Date: 1785 Size: 22 x 18 inches
Published: London
Description: Chart of the southern tip of the main Island of Shetland.
Map Ref: SCOT1497

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Cartographer: William Heather
Title: : Heather's New and Improved Chart of the Orkney Isles. Drawn from the Most Accurate Surveys.
Date: 1804 Size: 37 x 26 inches
Published: London
Description: Sea chart of the Orkney Isles. With topographical coastlines, annotations and soundings. (SL)
Map Ref: SCOT1587

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Cartographer: John Cary
Title: : The Isles of Zetland
Date: 1805 Size: 13 x 8 inches
Published: London
Description: Unusual and early map of the Shetland Isles orientated East to West.
Map Ref: SCOT1615

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Cartographer: John Thomson
Title: : Western Isles [Northern Section]
Date: 1822 Size: 27 x 20 inches
Published: Edinburgh
Description: Detailed map of the Northern part of the Western Isles from the 2nd major survey of Scotland. Original colour.
Map Ref: SCOT1428

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Cartographer: John Thomson
Title: : Western Isles [Southern Section]
Date: 1823 Size: 26 x 19 inches
Published: Edinburgh
Description: This map of the southern portion of the Western Isles, specifically South Uist and Barra, was the most accurate survey of the islands of its time. Original hand-colour.
Map Ref: SCOT1210

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Cartographer: John Thomson
Title: : Skye Island &c.
Date: 1824 Size: 19 x 26 inches
Published: Edinburgh
Description: Skye. The most accurate survey of the island of its time. Original colour.
Map Ref: SCOT1565

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Cartographer: John Lothian
Title: : Western Isles (South Portion)
Date: 1835 Size: 8 x 9 inches
Published: Edinburgh
Description: The southern section of the island chain known as the Western Isles which is in turn part of the Hebrides group. Original hand colour.
Map Ref: SCOT1675

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Cartographer: John Lothian
Title: : Orkney Islands
Date: 1838 Size: 8 x 9 inches
Published: Edinburgh
Description: The Orkney Islands showing the division between the Bishopric and the Earldom. Original hand colour.
Map Ref: SCOT1679

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Cartographer: John Lothian
Title: : Inverness - Western Portion
Date: 1838 Size: 8 x 9 inches
Published: Edinburgh
Description: The Islands of Inverness including Rum, Eig and Muck Islands but focusing on Skye. Original hand colour.
Map Ref: SCOT1683

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Cartographer: British Admiralty
Title: : Orkneys and Shetland Isles
Date: 1872 Size: 36 x 25 inches
Published: London
Description: Large chart focusing on the extreme north coast of Scotland as well as the Islands of Orkney and the Isles of Shetland with many insets of the harbours of the islands. SL
Map Ref: SCOT1729

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