In 1654 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Blaeu" class="extiw" title="en:Joan Blaeu">Joan Blaeu</a> (1598-1673) published an atlas which was completely dedicated to the kingdom of Scotland. Blaeu composed this atlas in cooperation with the Scottish Government. The framework of the atlas was a collection of manuscript maps by the Scottish pastor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Pont" class="extiw" title="en:Timothy Pont">Timothy Pont</a> (c. 1560- c. 1614). This material had been prepared for publication from 1626 under orders from Blaeu by the Scottish cartographer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Gordon_of_Straloch" class="extiw" title="en:Robert Gordon of Straloch">Robert Gordon of Straloch</a> (1580-1661) who completed the collection with 11 new maps. This general map of Scotland is one of those new maps. Along the right side of the map is an inset with representations of the islands north of Scotland.
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