This Victorian masterpiece map of the ports and harbours of the west coast of Scotland, with its rich original handcolouring, was first published in 1872 by A. Fullarton & Co. in its seminal Royal Illustrated Atlas. The map was engraved by G.H Swanston and is notable for being the last great highly decorative world atlas.
This is a coastal map comprising ten separate views of the ports and harbours across Scotland's west coast and surrounding islands.
As Scotland is one of the world's top destinations for fresh water and sea angling, the west coast of Scotland holds many fishing records for angler fish and turbot which are caught in waters over 60 metres deep.
Some of the locations on this map include: Glasgow, Largs, Troon, Ardrossan, Irvine, Rothesay, Ayr, Campbeltown, Portpatrick and River Clyde.
This map looks great at all sizes: 18x12, 18x24in (45.5x61cm), 24x36in (61x91.5cm), 30x45in (76x114.5cm), 33x50in (84x127cm), 40x60in (102x153cm) and 47x70in (120x178cm), but it looks best at larger sizes.
I can create beautiful, large prints of this map up to 70in (178cm). Please get in touch if you're looking for larger, customised or different framing options.
The model in the listing images is holding the 24x36in (61x91.5cm) version of this map.
The fifth listing image shows an example of my map personalisation service.
If you’re looking for something slightly different, another option would be this amazing map of the Scottish Islands and Outer & Inner Hebrides by A.E. Taylor in 1933.
Please contact me to check if a certain location, landmark or feature is shown on this map.
This would make a wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, work leaving or housewarming gift for someone interested in the ports and harbours of the west coast of Scotland or someone who has Scotland close to their heart.
This map is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. The frame is a nice, simple black frame that suits most aesthetics. Please get in touch if you'd like a different frame colour or material. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.