Notice for Scran Contributors

 
 

Map On Show

6th December, 2004

The National Library of Scotland recently opened an exhibition showing Scotland's first atlas: Dutchman Joan Bleau's Atlas Novus V, published in 1654. This map used surveys originally carried out by Scots minister Timothy Pont.

Scran has zoomable images of these maps available, by searching for the term "Atlas novus" in the search box.