Maps of Scotland
Name: | Pont, Timothy, 1560?-1614? |
Title: | [the coast of Banff] - Pont 9 |
Imprint: | [ca. 1583-96] |
Pagination: | 1 manuscript map ; 35 x 43 cm. |
Shelfmark: | Adv.MS.70.2.9 (Pont 9) |
Notes: | This manuscript contains two maps of slightly overlapping geographical areas. They are usually referred to as Pont 9(1) and Pont 9(2). Pont 9(1) encompasses the coast of the county of Banff from the River Spey in the west to the River Deveron in the east. It extends inland as far as Rothymay (Milltown of Rothiemay) and almost as far south as Turriff. Pont 9(2) is a small map of an area of Buchan, south and east of the town of Banff. It shows the catchment of the B.[urn] of Kinedward, an east bank tributory of the River Deveron. Pont 9(1) The coast of Banff, from the River Spey to the River Deveron
looketh Ogylibies Genealogy Kullane Cullen was a royal burgh, mentioned in a charter of 1189-98, but the exact foundation-date, like that of Nairn, is uncertain. The church is the only surviving structure as the town was moved to a new site in the early 19th century. Pont 9(2) Buchan: the River Deveron
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