Scottish Cartographers

John Adair - Surveyor and Cartographer

Born: 1655, Edinburgh Died: 1722
Noted for mapping Scotland, its coasts and islands. His maps and charts set new standards of quality and accuracy.

John Ainslie - Surveyor

John Ainslie (1745 - 1828) was considered an outstanding surveyor of his time for both the quality and quantity of his work. He worked with Thomas Jefferys on Surveys of a number of English counties before setting up business in Edinburgh as a bookseller and land surveyor. His output of county and coastal surveys and estate plans was prolific. He is best known for his 1783 "Ainslie's Travelling Map" and his large-scale map of Scotland "Drawn and Engrav'd from a Series of Angles and Astronomical Observations" published in 1789.

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