Mapping Identities
Visual Depictions of Scotland
The UHI Institute for Northern Studies Conference, Mapping Identities: Visual Depictions of Scotland took place on the 10th of February 2026. This presentation was delivered to it and is made available here in PDF format as a follow on resource to be looked at in a more leisurely way. The presentation contains a sampling of the supporting evidence and should be reasonably self-explanatory without being presented to an audience in person.
Other resources mentioned in it, including the zoom and drag versions of the 1822 Map of the Highland Clans and 1834 Map of the Clans, are also linked to from lower down this page.
The Map that made Scottishness:
How the post-jacobite rehabilitation of Scottish identity became the self-perpetuating populist reinvention of it
This is a true story about how the popular conception of Scottish identity came about and has evolved since, except for those elements involved in it that may not necessarily be entirely true, which are also integral parts of the true story, as shall become evident as the tale unfolds.
Click on the image or this link to open the PDF: ▸
This is quite a large file, so please allow time for it to open. Select open link in new tab if preferred, or download the PDF as required.
Please note this resource is intended for academic or personal use only.
Related resources
On the Kiln House website:
1822 Map of the Highland Clans: ▸
First List of the Scottish Clans: ▸
Early List of Scottish Clans and Families: ▸
In progress:
The Illustrated London News coverage of Queen Victoria’s 1842 visit is being prepared as a series of webpages. These are still being edited and put in order, however, shall in due course be made available from the sample page linked to here, from which it will eventually be possible to follow the links to a set of next or previous pages.
Queen Victoria's Visit to Taymouth: ▸
The Perthshire Illustrated content will be added at another time and will be linked to these resources when it is available.
The National Library of Scotland have an alternative copy of David Stewart of Garth’s 1822 Map of the Highland Clans online. They also have his correspondence in their archives.
The National Museum of Scotland have some excellent galleries covering several aspects of this story, including some that deal with the events related in this presentation and others that concern emigration from Scotland and the Scottish diaspora.
Content © Kiln House 2026