Tag: Timothy Pont

Pont map of Crawford, 1596

Pont Map of Crawford

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Year: 1596

The castle at Crawford, shown in this map from c. 1596, made a great impression on the cartographer, Timothy Pont. The castle had been owned by the Lindsay family since…

Pont's map of Couthally, 1596

Pont map of Couthally

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Year: 1596

Pont’s 1596 map of Couthally. Couthally Castle, near Carnwath, was more important than Carnwath as it was then the home of the Sommerville’s. Later, the estate passed into the hands…

Pont map of Carnwath, 1596

Pont Map of Carnwath

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Year: 1596

An amazingly detailed map of the Carnwath area by cartographer Timothy Pont in c. 1596. It is fascinating to see both a West and East Kilncadzow mentioned. Map courtesy of…

Pont map of Biggar, 1596

Pont Map of Biggar

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Year: 1596

An interesting map of Biggar by cartographer Timothy Pont in c. 1596. St Mary’s Church can be seen on the map. Curiously, there are two castles indicated – one showing…

Pont map of Leadhills area

Pont Map of Leadhills area

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Year: 1596

In 1596, when this map was produced, lead mining had not commenced in the area. As such, the map shows a number of small settlements such as Glendorch and Snar.…

Pont's map of Lanark, 1596

Pont’s Map of Lanark

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Year: 1596

Pont’s Map of Lanark from 1596. This map gives an incredible look at the layout of Lanark during the time of James VI of Scotland. By 1596, Lanark had four…

Timothy Pont map of Carnwath, 1596

Pont map of Carnwath

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Year: 1596

This is the Timothy Pont map of Carnwath from 1596. It later formed the basis of the map created by Joan Blaeu of the Netherlands. The map does not mention…

Blaeu map of Bonnington, 1654

Blaeu map of Bonnington

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Year: 1654

This map was published in 1654 by Joan Blaeu, a Dutch cartographer born in Alkmaar, the son of cartographer Willem Blaeu. It was based on the first detailed map of…

Timothy Pont map of 1596 showing Lanark

Pont Map of Lanark

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Year: 1596

A Timothy Pont map from 1596 showing Lanark. The map shows what appears to be a tower house enclosed by a ditch. This ditch could be the remains of the…

Blaeu Map of Lanark from 1650

Blaeu Map

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Year: 1650

Blaeu was a Dutch map maker based in Amsterdam. He issued several maps of Lanarkshire in 1654 as part of his world atlas. This was popular throughout the known world and was…