New Collins Pictorial Maps, Edinburgh Streetfinders and Road Atlas Scotland

Today, April 6, is Tartan Day, a celebration of Scotland: its creativity, innovation, heritage, business and people. In North America, Scotland is being promoted through Tartan Week or Scotland Week. And, a spectacular calendar of events will mark Scotland's first ever Homecoming Year 2009, celebrating the 250th anniversary of Robert Burns' birth and the nation's great contributions to the world.

Collins Geo is proud of its own Scottish roots, tracing its heritage to William Collins the great Glasgow publishers and map makers and John Bartholomew, the world renowned Edinburgh cartographers.

Last week we published new editions of Scottish focused maps and atlases:

Collins Castles Map of Scotland (Pictorial Map) (£5.99). Featuring over 800 castles and fortified houses complete with an easy-to-use index listing visitor information and attractive illustrations. Attractive line drawings of a selection of the castles as they appeared at the end of the 19th century, together with a brief account of their history. Buy from Amazon

Collins Clan and Family Names Map of Scotland (Pictorial Map) (£5.99). Featuring Don Pottinger’s (Islay Herald of Arms) distinctive and original artwork of Scottish arms and crest badges, together with a map of Scotland showing the ancient territories of the principal clans in the 17th century. Includes a comprehensive list of over 1,000 surnames with their associated clans with internet links and sources for more information. Buy from Amazon

Collins Clans and Tartans Map of Scotland (Pictorial Map) (£5.99). Illustrating Scotland’s clans, tartans and family names. There is also information on places to visit with strong clan links as well as plant badges. Over 140 clans listed with illustrations of their tartans, cap badges and mottos, and plant badges. Buy from Amazon

Collins Whisky Map of Scotland (Pictorial Map) (£5.99). Features a map locating all of Scotland’s operational whisky distilleries and whisky-related places of interest. An easy-to-use index lists visitor facilities, contact details and websites. Buy from Amazon


Collins Edinburgh Pocket Map (£1.99). Handy pocket sized map of central Edinburgh, ideal for visitors to this beautiful city. The map is fully indexed and there is also information on some of the best places to visit, all fully cross-referenced to the map. Buy from Amazon

Collins Edinburgh Streetfinder Map (£4.50). Popular, best selling full colour map with street level detail and full index to street names. Includes an enlarged central area, classified roads, inset maps of Musselburgh and Dalkeith, car parks and railway stations. Buy from Amazon

Collins Edinburgh Streetfinder Atlas (£4.50). Handy full colour atlas with fully revised street level mapping of Edinburgh displaying a wealth of detail. Roads are colour classified and land use colour coded to aid clarity. Features an enlarged central area, 4 pages of route planning maps at 4 miles to 1 inch and full index to street names and places of interest. Buy from Amazon

Collins Handy Road Atlas Scotland (£4.50). The handy A5 format and inclusion of a range of city plans make this the ideal companion for travelling around Scotland. New for 2009: 2 extra city centre maps with indexes and information on ferries and airports. Buy from Amazon