Maps and Mapmaking in the 18th Century — A transition in surveying, maps and map-making in Scotland

Roland Spencer-Jones

Victoria Hall, Cromarty

The formulaic drawn maps of the 17th and early 18th centuries became measured indicators of reality, preceding the work of the Ordnance Survey. What were the drivers for that transition? And how did the surveyors acquire and deliver their mastery? The speaker will illustrate his talk with examples of local estate maps, particularly from the Lovat Estate Archive.

Roland Spencer-Jones was a previous GP in Cromarty, developing an interest in archaeology and heritage once he was released from servitude. He is currently a trustee of NOSAS (North of Scotland Archaeological Society) and ARCH (Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands).

Cromarty History Society now meets on the third Tuesday of each month, September‐April and occasionally during the summer