Ordnance Survey of Scotland: Scale 1-Inch to a Statute Mile – Sheet 81: Applecross (Wester Ross, Skye & Raasay)

True 1st Edition Ordnance Survey of Scotland. Large Folded Sectional Map (approx. 27" x 21.4" / 68cm x 54cm). Scaled perfectly at one inch to a statute mile. Engraved sharply at the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, under the direction of Captain A. Beamish, R.E., featuring the foundational topological outlines of B.L. Dunn, and published under Director-General Major General A.C. Cooke, C.B., R.E., explicitly dated 1882. Section-dissected and mounted upon the original heavy linen backing cloth, folding cleanly as called for inside the publisher's original black textured cloth covers featuring elegant matching marble pastedowns. Presenting in Very Good Plus condition overall. The black cloth boards are secure but with a lage fade area( see images) featuring a neat, contemporary institutional ownership stamp for the historic Keswick Library to the covers without defacing the cartography. Internally, the linen-backed map sheet is in Very good condition; sharp un-rubbed engraving plates, and bright borders, completely free from the split junctions, thumb-soiling, or water-staining that standardly degrades 19th-century field cartography. Geographical & Historical Significance: A foundational monument of Scottish cartography, mapping out the wild, remote wilderness of the Applecross Peninsula in Wester Ross, the Inner Sound, and the eastern coastlines of Northern Skye and Raasay. Executed at the height of the Royal Engineers' national survey, the plate captures every mountain peak, coastal inlet, and the steep mountain switchbacks of the historic Bealach na Bà pass with flawless, mid-Victorian precision.…