Timothy Pont; the first Scottish cartographer
c.1560 - 1630
Timothy Point remains virtually unknown outside specialist academic circles but; what he achieved was quite remarkable. He single-handedly mapped Scotland. He was the first person the draw reliable, detailed and accurate maps of Scotland. These maps are so intricate they need to be viewed through a magnifying glass to fully appreciate the fine detail. His maps were not published in his lifetime and the greatness of his achievement was not recognized until much more recently.
Old maps can often be works of art in themselves
ReplyDeletethey are all works of art and when you count the steps he took to make these oh my my feet hurt-thanks loretta
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ReplyDeleteAn absolute treasure trove here. I will have a lot of looking to do. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI remember having a really interesting jigsaw puzzle with a map that looked like this. It was a great puzzle to work. I don't know what place it represented though, because someone had given me the puzzle pieces without the box. Look at the detail of that! And just you just admire beautiful calligraphy?
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