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DescriptionScotland from the Matthew Paris map, c.1250.jpg	English: Scotland Beyond The Sea: a detail from the Matthew Paris map of Britain, c.1250 The Scottish heartland (Alba) is perceived as almost a separate island above the Rivers Forth and Clyde, reached by Stirling Bridge. Mediaeval English chroniclers refer to the Firth of Forth as 'the Scottish Sea' (This image is annotated on its description page).
Date	30 August 2011
Source	British Library
Author	Matthew Paris     Alternative names Matthæi Parisiensisc Description English illustrator and cartographer Date of birth/death circa 1200 1259 Location of birth England Work location St. Albans Abbey, Hertfordshire, England Authority control WorldCat

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Scotland Beyond The Sea

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Stirling Bridge

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Antonine Wall placed too far south. It runs between the Rivers Forth and Clyde which are shown further north.

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Hadrians Wall. Its western end is shown as starting below the Solway Firth.

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Scotland north of the Moray Firth is shown pointing eastwards to Scandinavia; an error copied from Ptolemy's 2nd Century AD map.

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