Scotland. Elphinstone (John), A New & Correct Mercator's Map of North Britain, Carefully Laid down from the Latest Surveys and Most Approved Observations, printed for A. Millar, March 6th 1745, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, engraved by Thomas Kitchin inset map of the Shetland Islands, large black & white martial cartouche and separate dedication cartouche to William Duke of Cumberland, old folds, slight browning and spotting, partially split along old fold, large margins, 680 x 540 mm, together with another copy similar, but trimmed to neat line with some creasing and fraying to image, 675 x 535 mm (Qty: 2) During the Jacobite Rising, the English forces, led by George II’s son, William, Duke of Cumberland pursued Bonnie Prince Charlie's army back across the Scottish border. They arrived at Edinburgh at the end of January 1746, and then ventured north to Aberdeen. The Jacobites fled further north, but Cumberland was in no mood to hurry after them. He was acutely aware of the difficulty of moving troops through the Highland terrain, where roads were few and opportunities for ambush many. The most up-to-date map of Scotland available to both the English and the Jacobite sides was this map by John Elphinstone, a military engineer who served with the Duke of Cumberland's army. Though it was drawn in 1745, and was a great improvement on earlier maps, it nonetheless attracted criticism for its inaccuracies. Elphinstone's depiction of hills, for example, is entirely schematic with none of the detail necessary to thread a route between Highland glens or plan military offensives.
Scotland. Elphinstone (John), A New & Correct Mercator's Map of North Britain, Carefully Laid down from the Latest Surveys and Most Approved Observations, printed for A. Millar, March 6th 1745, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, engraved by Thomas Kitchin inset map of the Shetland Islands, large black & white martial cartouche and separate dedication cartouche to William Duke of Cumberland, old folds, slight browning and spotting, partially split along old fold, large margins, 680 x 540 mm, together with another copy similar, but trimmed to neat line with some creasing and fraying to image, 675 x 535 mm (Qty: 2) During the Jacobite Rising, the English forces, led by George II’s son, William, Duke of Cumberland pursued Bonnie Prince Charlie's army back across the Scottish border. They arrived at Edinburgh at the end of January 1746, and then ventured north to Aberdeen. The Jacobites fled further north, but Cumberland was in no mood to hurry after them. He was acutely aware of the difficulty of moving troops through the Highland terrain, where roads were few and opportunities for ambush many. The most up-to-date map of Scotland available to both the English and the Jacobite sides was this map by John Elphinstone, a military engineer who served with the Duke of Cumberland's army. Though it was drawn in 1745, and was a great improvement on earlier maps, it nonetheless attracted criticism for its inaccuracies. Elphinstone's depiction of hills, for example, is entirely schematic with none of the detail necessary to thread a route between Highland glens or plan military offensives.
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