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 ...
A 1736 map of Scotland—with Shetland in a box. Norman B. Leventhal Map Center/Flickr Shetland, a cluster of more than 100 islands far north of the Scottish mainland, has long presented cartographers ...
The Shetland Islands lie between Scotland and Norway, where the North Sea meets the Atlantic. They are part of the archipelago used by medieval European sailors to map their way toward North America.
Smithsonian Magazine: New Law Puts Shetland on the Map—and Outside of a Box
The Shetland Islands, an archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland, are featured in this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image. Lying roughly 100 km north of the Scottish mainland, the Shetland Islands ...
KERA News: A New Law For Scotland: Nobody Puts Shetland In A Box
MSN: On Scotland's wild and windswept Shetland Islands, centuries of crafting traditions endure—how to visit
On Scotland's wild and windswept Shetland Islands, centuries of crafting traditions endure—how to visit
AOL: On Scotland's Wild and Windswept Shetland Islands, Centuries of Crafting Traditions Endure—How to Visit
Capturing the view from Sumburgh Head Lighthouse. From left: A home in Bigton, in Scotland’s Shetland Islands; Lerwick, the archipelago’s main town. That transnational history is also visible in other ...