I'd just like to quickly publicise a talk next Thursday 4 July at 18.30
on "James Robertson: The Shetlander who mapped Jamaica". The talk is by
Joanne Wishart, Assistant Archivist at Shetland Museum and Archives, and
will be held at 18.30 in the National Library of Scotland Board Room,
George IV Bridge.
Further details at: http://www.nls.uk/events#jul4
"Little-known Scottish surveyor and mapmaker James Robertson (1753-1829)
went to the Caribbean to seek his fortune. He produced an incredibly
detailed and impressive map of Jamaica during the sugar boom which is
among the NLS maps collections. Joanne Wishart, of the Shetland Museum
and Archives, will explore all aspects of egomaniac Robertson's life and
career in the Caribbean, and will consider why he could not replicate
that success in the UK."
The talk is free, but please book a place at:
https://auth.nls.uk/events/
You can also view a georeferenced version of Robertson's Jamaica map of
1804 at:
http://geo.nls.uk/mapdata2/jamaica/index.html which will be discussed
during the talk.
Robertson's "Topographical and military map of the counties of Aberdeen,
Banff and Kincardine" (1822) can also be viewed at:
http://maps.nls.uk/joins/570.html
Many thanks,
Chris
Chris Fleet
Senior Map Curator
National Library of Scotland
159 Causewayside
EDINBURGH
EH9 1PH
United Kingdom.
Tel. 0131 623 3973
Fax. 0131 623 3971
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Map Images website: http://maps.nls.uk
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