A Map of Orkney Shire, Drawn from the Best Authorities by T. Kitchin
Artist
Thomas Kitchin
(1719 London, England - 1784 Saint Albans, England)
Dateca. 1756
Mediumengraving on paper
Dimensions6 7/8 × 8 in. (17.5 × 20.3 cm)
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the Albuquerque Museum Foundation from the Lucia v. B. Batten Estate
Object numberPC2020.51.56
DescriptionThis is a small map of the Orkney islands in Scotland. There is a border around the map made of a scale. Outside the frame, in the upper right corner, is "No. 21." Inside the frame, in the upper left corner, there is a compass rose. It is a circle with four quadrants in blue and red. In the lower right corner, inside an ornate frame surrounded by leaves and red flowers, it says, "A MAP of ORKNEY/SHIRE./Drawn from the beft Authorities/By T. Kitchin." Above the frame is a small scale labeled "English Miles."On View
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