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Orkney Islands

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Orkney Islands

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Title
Orkney Islands
Names
Clerk, T. (Thomas) (Engraver)
John Thomson and Co. (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of Europe

Countries

Great Britain

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1822
Place: Edinburgh
Publisher: John Thomson & Co.,
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 11-422
Topics
Europe
Great Britain
Orkney (Scotland)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: "Attested by J[ohn] Traill Urquhart J.P., James Baikie J.P., Alex[ander] Peterkin, sheriff substitute of
Content: "Engraved by T. Clerk."
Content: Hand coloured boundaries.
Content: Inset: Fair Isle.
Content: Issued by John Thomson for inclusion in his "Atlas of Scotland."
Content: Numbered "28" top right, outside margins.
Content: Orkney, John Rae J.P., W[illiam] G. Watt J.P., Tho[mas] Traill J.P., W[illiam] Traill J.P., And[rew] Anderson,
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Content: Shows boundaries, rivers, roads, woods and settlements.
Content: minis[ter] of Birsay."
Content: Scale [ca. 1:135,000].
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; 65 x 50 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 316657551
Barcode: 33433095606814
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19433113
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6f33a250-c6e7-012f-accd-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1822: Issued
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Orkney Islands" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1822. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b439e12e-c99f-2e87-e040-e00a1806157b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Orkney Islands" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 28, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b439e12e-c99f-2e87-e040-e00a1806157b

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1822). Orkney Islands Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b439e12e-c99f-2e87-e040-e00a1806157b

Wikipedia Citation

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Orkney Islands