The Plan of the Debatable Plan between England and Scotland

England-Scotland boundary. 'The Plan of the Debatable Land between England and Scotland' (endorsement): map of land on the Cumberland-Dumfriesshire border in dispute, covering about ten square miles. Shows Liddesdale, Nicholl Forest, towns, rivers, forests, hills, mosses, a standing stone. Buildings drawn in simple elevation. Elementary hill-shading. Scale bar: 2 inches to 1 mile. An early example of a map drawn to scale, although Tyacke and Huddy (p15) suggest that a customary mile may have been used, rather than the standard mile. Drawn and signed by Henry Bullock, subsequently Master Mason of the King's Works. Cardinal points set diagonally in margins. Oriented to the north-west. To illustrate proposals by the parties and agreement reached on the question of the Anglo-Scottish border. Four lines show: the Scottish offer, the French ambassador's and the English commissioners' proposals, and the boundary agreed between the parties on 24 September 1552. Enclosure to explanation in Latin signed by the French ambassador to England, Claude de Laval, who was involved in the case as a mediator.