A new law taking force in Scotland this month imposes strict regulations on how government mapmakers draw the Shetland Islands, a modest archipelago located approximately 100 miles off the British ...

Shetland is an archipelago of a hundred or so islands in the North Sea, featuring ancient hills, valleys and lochs. The string of islands is known for its remote beauty: it's a 12-hour ferry ride to ...

Modern maps of the world are so commonplace that they have almost become latter-day icons. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook and Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. Sitting just off to the side of Scotland’s Black Barony, a hotel that was ...

A map - claimed to be the oldest accurate chart of Scotland - is to be auctioned off in Edinburgh. The historic document, known as The Nicolay Rutter, is said to have been drawn up from the voyage ...

The earliest maps of Scotland included 'fantasy islands' that never existed, according to a new book by some of the country's leading cartographers. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The ...

A lengthy restoration project has been carried out on the Great Polish Map of Scotland A giant three-dimensional concrete map of Scotland has been restored to its former glory. Culture Secretary Fiona ...

The Regno Di Scotia map dates back to the mid-16th century The first ever printed map of Scotland has gone on show in a new exhibition by the National Library of Scotland. Despite dating back to 1560, ...

SCOTLAND looms large in the world’s biggest 3D map. A Polish war veteran built the concrete relief model — measuring 164ft by 130ft — between 1974 and 1979 at Barony Castle in Eddleston, Scottish ...

A map - claimed to be the oldest accurate chart of Scotland - is to be auctioned off in Edinburgh. The historic document, known as The Nicolay Rutter, is said to have been drawn up from the voyage ...