Taylor & Skinner's Survey and maps of the roads of North Britain or Scotland / George Taylor, Andrew Skinner.
Published / Created:
London : Published for the authors ... & sold by D. Wilson & G. Nicol ..., Jas. Phillips ..., Andw. Dury ... & T. Durham ..., 1776.
Physical Description:
1 atlas ([3], 61 p., 1 folded leaf of plates) : 62 maps ; 22 x 53 cm. folded to 22 x 15 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and ManuscriptsG1826 P2 T3 1776
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:75,000]
Notes:
Maps engraved by John Barber, Thomas Bowen, J. Flyn, John Luffman, J. Prockter, Stephen Pyle, John Roberts, Isaac Taylor, and Garnet Terry.Survey made 1775.Dedicated: To his Grace John Duke of Argyll, Commander in Chief of his Majestys forces in North Britain, &c. &c. &c. This work is most humbly inscribed by his grace's most obliged & very humble servants, George Taylor, Andrew Skinner.Pages are folded and bound as pocket atlas.Inserted: A general map of the roads of Scotland / Taylor and Skinner. 1 folded map (35 x 32 cm.)Includes an index of the cities, towns, and villages and their distance from Edinburgh, the cross roads, and a list of the stages on the Great Road.
Subject Terms:
Wilson, D. -- Publisher. | Nicol, G. -- Publisher. | Phillips, James -- Publisher. | Dury, Andren -- Publisher. | Durham, T. -- Publisher. | Cities and towns -- Scotland -- Maps. | Real property -- Scotland -- Maps. | Roads -- Scotland. | MacGregor of Ardgartan -- Bookplate. | Scotland -- Road maps -- Early works to 1800. | Engraving -- Specimens -- 1776.