Original vintage pictorial map poster for Scotland featuring various detailed and colourful illustrations with captions including notable landmarks and ancient buildings, mountains and hills, rivers and waterfalls, churches, forts, lakes / lochs, glens, castles, bays, the Scottish Highlands and islands, fishing, people in traditional kilts and tartan dress, the Highland Games, artists, coastlines, towns and cities, horses, cattle, sheep, wild deer and other animals, theatre masks, golf, sailing, hiking, mountain climbing, photography, swimming in the sea, ball games and other sports and activities, mythical and historical events and characters, battle scenes, Celtic crosses, tourists enjoying their holidays, travel by plane, boats and cars, a man standing in front of the medieval Arbroath Abbey ruins on the North Sea coast holding a Scottish flag with text on it reading - It is not for glory, riches or honour that we fight, but for liberty alone... - with the heading on a scroll between the mainland and Outer Hebrides on the other side - The Islands of the Hebridean Tales and Legends - and an ornate compass on a shield by John O'Groats at the top, an image of a young couple running towards Gretna Green being chased by a horse drawn carriage on the border with England below, the wheel of the carriage linked to the miles scale marker. Gretna Green became a well known destination for runaway marriages following the 1753 Marriage Act in England and Wales whereby a parent could stop a marriage of a child under 21 years old; the age of marriage in Scotland at the time was 14 years old for boys and 12 years old for girls, and didn't require consent of their parents. Good condition, folds, restored tears, small restored paper losses, staining, printing on reverse side visible, backed on linen.
