Old Geology Map of Scotland 1862 by Roderick Murchison - Skye, Highlands, Orkney dynamic sprawling metropolis design and cultural vibrancy

and cultural vibrancy

Roman governance

Hand-coloured detail reveals hundreds of street names

indigenous heritage

ensuring that every detail remains true to the original design

Old Geology Map of Scotland 1862 by Roderick Murchison - Skye, Highlands, Orkney dynamic sprawling metropolis design and cultural vibrancyThis is one of the earliest geological maps of Scotland ever produced, put together in 1862 by the eminent geologist Sir Roderick I. Murchison alongside Archibald Geikie, then director of the Geological Survey of Scotland, and published by A. K. Johnston. Full colour geological maps from this period are exceptionally rare, and the level of detail packed into this one is genuinely striking, making it as much a scientific artefact as a decorative print.