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Detail of island of Hirta from 1928 map of St Kilda and Hirta.

Map of the Month: St Kilda

21st August 20194th September 2019 Laragh Quinney

Our Map of the Month for August is the first detailed survey of St Kilda, published 1928. Although published by the Ordnance Survey, the surveying of this map was completed by a 73 year-old retired explorer and surveyor, assisted by a young geology student from the University of Edinburgh.

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The earliest book about St Kilda

16th February 201522nd December 2015 Rare Books

Martin Martin (d. 1718), the Scottish traveller and celebrated author of ‘Description of the Western Islands of Scotland’ (1703), was also the first to publish an account of the remote Scottish island group of St. Kilda (RB.s.2901). The book was based on his experiences during a trip to the islands made in 1697, and it […]

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