Old Map of Scotland in 1846 by John Arrowsmith - Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness Size:70x100 cm - UNFRAMED all illuminated in this evocative

all illuminated in this evocative reflection of Scotland’s capital

Each parish boundary encloses farmland once central to the colonial economy

and coastal harbor etched by storms and shifting alliances

this print captures the island’s agricultural divisions

In the top right corner sits a detailed engraving of Beaumaris

Old Map of Scotland in 1846 by John Arrowsmith - Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness Size:70x100 cm - UNFRAMED all illuminated in this evocativePublished in 1846, this map of Scotland was produced by John Arrowsmith, widely regarded as one of the most respected mapmakers working in Britain during the mid nineteenth century. Every county on the map is hand coloured along its border, giving the whole piece a rich, painterly quality that is rare among maps of this period. Edinburgh and Glasgow, Scotland's two great cities, sit prominently on the map, along with Aberdeen and Inverness further