Rare Maps 
Rare Atlases 
Rare Books 
Rare Prints 
Globes and Planetaria Sign up to hear about our latest acquisitions, exhibitions and events
Find Us
New York
PO Box 329, Larchmont, NY, USA
Opening hours, London Gallery
Monday to Friday: 10:00 – 18:00
Saturday: by appointment
Closed: all bank holidays and 1-31 August
Opening hours, New York
By appointment only
Opening hours
John Lothian's rare county atlas of Scotland
Lothian's County Atlas of Scotland.
- Author: LOTHIAN, John
- Publication place: Edinburgh:
- Publisher: J. Lothian, Glasgow: Jackson & Cowan; London: J. Duncan,
- Publication date: 1826 -1829.
- Physical description: 4to (290 by 225mm) 2 parts in one volume, engraved title, frontispiece (dated 1829), and 33 engraved maps hand-coloured in outline, second part, engraved title and engraved maps numbered 34-41 (one map incorrectly numbered 37 instead of 36), hand-coloured in outline, late 19th century half calf, a few marginal tears to text, a little light dust-soiling.
- Inventory reference: 12799
Notes
The first edition was published in 1826-27, with the title dated 1826 and the maps dated 1827. The second edition - the present work - was published in 1829, and this edition included for the first time the eight historical maps, preceded by its own engraved title: "Lothian's Historical Atlas of Scotland" dated 1829.
John Lothian was an Edinburgh geographer and publisher who issued atlases of Scotland and its counties from 1825 to 1835, a General Atlas in 1834, and The People's Atlas in 1846.
Rare we are only able to trace four institutional examples: The National Library of Scotland, University College Library Cambridge, Staatsbibliothek Berlin, and The British Library.
John Lothian was an Edinburgh geographer and publisher who issued atlases of Scotland and its counties from 1825 to 1835, a General Atlas in 1834, and The People's Atlas in 1846.
Rare we are only able to trace four institutional examples: The National Library of Scotland, University College Library Cambridge, Staatsbibliothek Berlin, and The British Library.
Bibliography
- NLS EMS.b.2.7
Image gallery
Related items
/
Sign up to hear about our latest acquisitions, exhibitions and events
Find Us
New York
PO Box 329, Larchmont, NY, USA
Opening hours, London Gallery
Monday to Friday: 10:00 – 18:00
Saturday: by appointment
Closed: all bank holidays and 1-31 August
Opening hours, New York
By appointment only