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An information treasure trove for Scotland National Library of Scotland is an information treasure trove of Scotland’s knowledge, history and culture, with millions of books, manuscripts, newspapers, magazines and maps covering every subject. More ...

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Stunter, the clever mascot of the Tank Corps who, owing to his experience gained by riding about in Tanks, can balance himself on the bars of a motor-bicycle

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  • dullshick said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Public Domain -- Government Sources, and we'd love to have this added to the group! Fascinating photos!
  • Jack said:
    This is an incredible photograph, given the time and circumstances under which it was captured......:)
  • incredible face said:
    The Douglas motorcycle was reckoned to be one of the more stable machines for those awful roads
  • Flickr said:
    Congrats on Explore! ⭐ January 15, 2024

First Map of Scotland 'Scotia: Regno di Scotia' - 1570

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  • Keen Hope said:
    Amazing.
  • mikescottnz said:
    Alba / modern Scotland was known as 'Caledonia' by the Romans. Then known as 'Scotia minor' as Ireland was Scotia major . Pictland or Scotland slowly became merged to 'Scotland' in the 700/800s to a certain Popes declaration too about the year 1000 AD, to disfranchise the Irish -Hibernian 'Scoti' monks who had been re christianizing Dark Age Europe.Over centuries it was was gradually colonized, partly conquered, by the original 'Scoti' (Irish) or Scots - tribes from Ulster under Dalriada and others. The original inhabitants of the NE Caledonia were the Picts. So Scotland has three main strands the Gaelic-Pictish merger of crowns and Celtic clans and some settling Danes / Norse from the Viking incursions.
  • excellentzebu1050 said:
    Fantastic
  • tedesco57 said:
    I just love old maps and have some Robert Morden pages in my collection
  • JJ_Dredd said:
    Superb! thanks for the posting and info!

He is fond of flying

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  • Whipper_snapper said:
    That's an SE5 or SE5a, note the top wing mounted Lewis gun on a sliding Foster mount.
  • National Library of Scotland said:
    Thanks. We've tagged the image with this info now.
  • Whipper_snapper said:
    You're welcome.
  • awmc1 said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Vintage People with Animals, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
  • rigel_ringtail said:
    I found this after a chance discovery while researching WWI. I was watching a film about the Battle of the Somme that a friend had recommended and I noticed one of the British divisions had a fox pup for a mascot. It seems red foxes were a popular mascot for the British.

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