Maps of Scotland
Mapmakers, surveyors and engravers
This page lists those responsible for creating the maps we have digitised from our collections. Follow the links for information about their map(s).
Abbreviations:
- fl = floruit ('flourished' – we use this when we don't know precise dates)
- ca = circa ('around').
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
- Aberdeen, William (fl. ca 1742-1794)
- Adair, John (ca 1650-1722)
- Admiralty/Hydrographic Office
- Ainslie, John (1745-1828)
- Airey, John
- Allard, Carel (1648-ca1709)
- Anderson, Jabez (fl. ca 1799-1810)
- Andrews, John (fl. ca 1766-1800)
- Archer, John (fl. ca 1748-1795)
- Armstrong, Andrew and Mostyn
- Arrowsmith, Aaron and John
- Assiotti, Francis (fl. ca 1759-1782)
- Avery, Joseph (fl. ca 1721-1744)
B
- Bald, William (ca 1789-1857)
- Bartholomew, John & Son
- Bassett, C
- Bastide, John Henry (fl. ca 1718-1759)
- Beaumont, John (fl. ca 1795-1799)
- Bell, John (fl. 1792-1833)
- Bell, William (fl. 1760-1813)
- Bellin, J N
- Bennet, J and Sayer, R
- Betts, Henry D
- Blachford, W
- Black, Adam and Charles
- Blackadder, John (fl. 1793-1830)
- Blaeu, Joan (ca 1596-1673)
- Blaeu, Willem Janszoon (fl. 1760-1813)
- Blome, Richard
- Bogdani
- Booth, William (fl. ca 1760-1771)
- Bowen, Thomas
- Braun, Georg (1540/1-1622)
- Brooke, William (fl. 1835-47)
- Bruce, Alexander (fl. 1706)
- Bryce, Alexander (fl. ca 1744)
- Buchanan, George (1790-1852)
- Burnett, Gregory and Scott, William
- Burr, G T D
C
- Cameron, G
- Campbell, Robert
- Campbell, Dugal (fl. ca 1725-1757)
- Carrington, Frederick A and G W
- Cary, John (1755-1835)
- Castleman, Henry (fl. ca 1776-1798)
- Chamberlaine, Augustus H (fl. ca 1793-1813)
- Chapman, James (fl. 1784-1834)
- Châtelain, Zacharias
- Clark, Thomas
- Cleland, James (1770-1840)
- Colebrooke, Pawlett William (fl. ca 1782-1788)
- Collins, Greenvile (fl. 1669-1698)
- Coltman, Nathaniel (fl. ca 1752-1807)
- Coomb, Richard (fl. ca 1755-1777)
- Cooper, John (fl. ca 1770-1776)
- Cooper, R
- Coronelli, Vincenzo (1650-1718)
- Cowley, John
- Craig, James (died 1795)
- Crawford, David (fl. 1802-1829)
- Crawford, William (fl. 1774-1828)
D
- Daubant, Abraham (fl. ca 1750-1759)
- Deleny, John (fl. ca 1765-1770)
- Depot Generale de la Marine, Paris
- Dodd, P (fl. ca 1785-1794)
- Dorret, James (fl. 1744-1761)
- Dumaresq, John (fl. ca 1709-1768)
- Dury, Theodore (fl. ca 1670-1742)
E
- Edgar, William (fl. 1717-1746)
- Edward, Charles (fl. 1816-1890)
- Edward, Robert (fl. 1616-1696)
- Edwards, Talbot (1687-1719)
- Elphinstone, Sir Howard
- Elphinstone, John (1706-1753)
- Eunson, George
F
- Faden, William (1750-1836)
- Farquharson, John
- Field, John
- Finlayson, John (fl. ca 1745-1749)
- Fisher, T
- Fleming, Peter (1783-ca1851)
- Forbes, William (fl. 1790-1826)
- Forlani, Paulo
- Forrest, William (fl. 1799-1832)
- Forrester, William
- Fowler, William (with C Greenwood and T Sharp)
- Frazer, Andrew (fl. ca 1781-1787)
G
- Garden, William (fl. 1771-1806)
- Geddy, John (fl. 1571-1594)
- Gellatly, John
- Gibb, Alexander (1804-1867)
- Gordon, Robert (1580-1661) and James
- Gould, Francis (fl. ca 1760-1801)
- Grante, James Alexander (fl. ca 1745-1749)
- Grassom, John (fl. 1817-1819)
- Greenwood, Christopher (with T Sharp and W Fowler)
H
- Harvie-Brown, J A
- Heather, William
- Hebert, Lewis
- Hewitt, John (fl. ca 1796-1799)
- Hogenberg, Franz (died 1590)
- Hole, William (died 1624)
- Hollar, Wenceslaus
- Homann, Johann Baptist (1663-1724)
- Home, John (1733/4-1809)
- Hondius, Hendrik
- Huddart, Joseph
- Hunter, W
- Hydrographic Office / Admiralty
J
- Jaffray, John
- Jansson, Jan (1588-1664)
- Jelfe, A (fl. ca 1704-1759)
- Jenner, Thomas (fl. 1618-1673)
- Johnson, John (fl. ca 1765-1776)
- Johnson, Robert
- Johnson, William (fl. 1802-1840)
- Johnston, William and Alexander Keith
- Johnstone, Thomas (fl. 1749-1819)
- Jones, Jasper Leigh (fl. ca 1746)
K
- Kay, James
- Keith & Gibb (lithographers)
- Keulen, Gerard van
- Keulen, Johannes van (1654-1715)
- Kincaid, Alexander (1710-1777)
- Kirk, John (fl. 1771-1773)
- Kirkwood, James & Robert
- Knipe, J A
- Kitchin, Thomas
- Knapton, James
- Knox, James (fl. 1800-1856)
- Knox, John (1720-1790)
- Kyle, Thomas (1827-1864)
L
- Lancefield, Alfred (fl. 1843-1855)
- Langlands, George (fl. 1771-1810)
- Laurie, John (fl. 1757-1800)
- Laye, John (fl. ca 1725)
- Le Rouge, George Louis (fl. 1740-1780)
- Lempriere, C (fl. ca1720-1746)
- Leslie, John (1527-1596)
- Leslie, John (ca 1778-1830)
- Leslie, Thomas (fl. 1824-)
- Lewis, M W
- Lizars, William Home (1788-1859)
- Lothian, John (ca 1805-1846)
M
- MacCulloch, John (1773-1835)
- Macfarlane, Andrew (fl. 1837-1850)
- Mackenzie, Murdoch (Senior) (1712-1797)
- McPherson, William (fl. 1839-1852)
- Manesson-Mallet, Allain (1630-1706)
- Marcell, Lewis (fl. ca 1746)
- Marr, John (fl.1670-1720)
- Marwick, Thomas
- Massey, George (fl. ca 1746-1768)
- Mathieson, John
- Mercator, Gerhard (1512-1594)
- Meuros, James
- Miller, James (fl. ca 1773-1777)
- Milne, Alexander (fl. 1789-1818)
- Minshell, N (fl. ca 1758-1766)
- Mitchell, Thomas (fl. 1831-1851)
- Moffat, William (fl. 1828-1837)
- Moll, Herman (died 1732)
- Moore, Richard (fl. 1809-1813)
- Moore, Thomas (fl. ca 1719-1725)
- Morden, Robert (died 1703)
- Morrison, George (fl. ca 1748-1759)
- Mount, J
- Mulcaster, Frederick George (fl. ca 1755-1759)
- Murray, Sir John (1841-1914)
N
- Necker de Saussure, Louis Albert (1786-1861)
- Nicol, James (1810-1879)
- Nicolay, Nicolas de (1517-1583)
- Nolin, Jean Baptiste
O
- O'Brien, John
- Ordnance Survey
- Ortelius, Abraham (1527-1598)
P
- Page, T
- Parish, Henry William
- Paterson, Daniel
- Petit (des Etans), Lewis (1665-1720)
- Playfair, James
- Pont, Timothy (1560-1614)
- Porcacchi, Thomaso (ca 1530-1585)
- Preston, Thomas (fl. 1743-1744)
- Pullar, Laurence
R
- Rae, A
- Rae, Alfred
- Raeburn, Robert
- Raif, Mahmoud Abdurrhaman
- Ray, Robert (fl. 1835-1840)
- Read, M (fl. ca 1794-1799)
- Reilly, Franz von
- Richardson, Thomas (fl. 1772-1829)
- Robertson, James (fl. 1810-1829)
- Robinson, David (fl. ca 1796-1808)
- Roe, Robert (fl. ca 1771-1775)
- Rogerson, W M
- Romer, John Lambertus (1680-1754)
- Ross, Charles (1722-1806)
- Roy, William (1726-1790)
- Rudyerd, Henry (fl. ca 1792-1794)
- Rutherford, Andrew (fl. 1745)
S
- Sandby, Paul (1725-1809)
- Sanson, Nicolas (1600-1667)
- Scott, W and Burnett, G
- Sedley, John S (1799-1801)
- Sharp, Peter
- Sharp, T (with C Greenwood and W Fowler)
- Shipley, Sir Charles (fl. ca 1785-1787)
- Skinner, Andrew (fl. 1760-1788)
- Skinner, William (1700-1780)
- Slezer, John (c.1650-1717)
- Smart, Thomas
- Smith, David (fl. 1803-1854)
- Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge
- Speed, John (1552-1629)
- Spencer, J (fl. ca 1794-1804)
- Stanford, Edward
- Stevenson, Robert & Son
- Stieler, August
- Stobie, James (fl. 1775-1804)
- Stobie, Matthew (fl. 1758-1807)
- Stockdale, John
- Sulman, J
T
- Tallis, John & Frederic (fl. ca 1846-1850)
- Tarrant, Charles (fl. ca 1730-1818)
- Taylor, George (fl. 1760-1788)
- Tennant, N (fl. 1835-1850)
- Test, William (fl. ca 1759-1814)
- Thomas, George (fl. 1809-1846)
- Thomson, Charles (fl. 1820-1831)
- Thomson, John (1777-ca1840)
- Tiddeman, Mark (fl. ca 1730)
V
- Vaugondy, Gilles Robert de
- Visscher, Nicolaes (1649-1702)
- Vooght, Claes Janszoon (died 1696)
W
- Wade, George
- Waghenaer, Lucas Janszoon (1534/5-1606)
- Walker, John (1759-1830)
- Walker, Thomas
- Watson, David (1713-1761)
- Watt, Henry
- Weiland, Carl Ferdinand
- Weller, Edward
- Whittle, James
- Willdey, Thomas (fl. 1730-1748)
- Wit, Frederik de
- Wood, John (ca 1780-1847)
- Wyld, James (1790-1836)