Old Map of the Ports & Harbours of the West Coast of Scotland, 1872 by Fullarton - Glasgow, Largs, Portpatrick, Irvine, Ayr great britain untouched natural landscapes

untouched natural landscapes

Lincoln College

this map is also one of the first to show Japan and some of North America - though their shapes are barely recognisable

with each country giving a rough estimate of the population

The River Mersey and the dockside dominate the lower half of the map

Old Map of the Ports & Harbours of the West Coast of Scotland, 1872 by Fullarton - Glasgow, Largs, Portpatrick, Irvine, Ayr great britain untouched natural landscapesThis Victorian masterpiece map of the ports and harbours of the west coast of Scotland, with its rich original handcolouring, was first published in 1872 by A. Fullarton & Co. in its seminal Royal Illustrated Atlas. The map was engraved by G. H Swanston and is notable for being the last great highly decorative world atlas. This is a coastal map comprising ten separate views of the ports and harbours across Scotland's west coast and surrounding