Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Book Proof

News Flash: Progress Update on Stewart Book

The first "Proof" copy of the Stewart Book was received yesterday from the printer. There have been some suggestions for the cover and back page, but no one has contributed any thing.
For anyone that is interested, I am posting two maps from the book. See if you can find their location in Scotland. HINT: Perthshire.


Double click on Map to enlarge to full screen

     Double click on Map to enlarge to full screen

Stewart Map No. 6 is an 1867 map showing the layout of Loch Tummel and River Tummel before the dam was built close to the bridge in 1948. It was so them English fellers could have more electrucity in Londown. So both maps are of the same area, just with different things, like more water layen' around, on em.
Additional information: Double click on the maps and the full size maps will open. 
HAVEN'T PEAKED YOUR INTEREST YET??? On both maps is an arrow showing the location of Ceann na Coile. This is the location of the the farm where my GGGG Grandfather, Alexander Stewart had a Tenant Farm on the Foss Estate. Where eight of his children were born.

6 comments:

  1. Map 5 is of the western end of Loch Tummell, approx. 150 miles north-west of Perth, Scotland. Between Perth & Inverness. Map 6 is slightly to the west of that - between Loch Tummel and Dunalastair Water.

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  2. My architecture eyes tell me the maps are at different scales... if a comparison of the change in water is the focus perhaps an equal drawing scale would be nice!

    oh and what Paul said ^

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  3. My architecture eyes tell me the maps are at different scales... if a comparison of the change in water is the focus perhaps an equal drawing scale would be nice!

    and what Paul said ^

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  4. Bruce,
    Nice maps, as a geographer I appreciate more info than less - more is better! An overall map if Scotland would be a good add as some people aren't as adept at knowing where a place might be in relation to say Glasgow or Edinburgh. . .
    Marc W.

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  5. Google is good! I searched only for Foss, Scotland, and got a hit just south of Loch Tummel on the south shore road. No name given for the road. Zooming out gave me the overall perspective of where in Scotland the loch is situated.

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  6. I made a pretty detailed comment on this one. You didn't get it?

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