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'In summer the longest days last here for two whole months . . there is great calm as well as great healthiness in the air; but in winter . . the day is very short; and the air then turns very stormy . . the sea is stirred by contrary tides and rages in a terrible manner.'

'The coastal areas are mostly inhabited. No animal except birds goes to the interior. . . Their riches are from the sea, great convenience of fishing being set before them in every part.'
Description of #Shetland from Blaeu Atlas, 1654.
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#UpHellyAa #maps

#AppreciateADragonDay Do you like our dragon?

Spotted roaming the Egyptian desert in Geographiae Libri Octo, 1584. https://t.co/bb6j7BNbIH #cartography

Happy St Kentigern's or St Mungo's Day - Glasgow's patron saint is celebrated #OTD - and St Mungo's High Kirk dominates this beautiful 17th century view of Glasgow from the North East, by John Slezer.
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Pleased to report that the IIIFServer watermark problem on our zoomable website images is now fixed. Apologies to those who experienced this last week (staff absence delayed the resolution of this until today).

Good news! The 2018 @OrdnanceSurvey MasterMap snapshot for Great Britain is now available to view in our Reading Rooms. View and compare 21 years of annual OS snapshots showing detailed landscape topography.
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#Sutherland has a new flag to represent it, with voters selecting a striking design combining a Nordic and a Saltire cross, representing Sutherland's mixed Viking and Scottish history. https://t.co/eVLn2OCdU2 #flags

#rlsday "Just as he turned, there came the shot of a firelock from further up the hill, and with the very sound of it Glenure fell upon the road."
David Balfour witnesses the murder of Colin Campbell, on the road through Lettermore woods. #maps #Kidnapped
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This prophecy was supposedly fulfilled when the Tweed burst its banks on the day of the coronation of James VI and I. #folklorethursday

#TravelTuesday The 9 mile Crinan Canal cuts across the Mull of Kintyre, opening in 1801, but not fully complete. The proposed route was changed during construction and Cary's 1801 map wrongly shows 2 branches. https://t.co/0WpGvcFhRA. #maps #canals https://t.co/3VosFSWgAx