James Grante was a Scotsman and French Officer who travelled with Prince Charles through much of the 1745 Rebellion. ‘Of the several maps designed to show the travels and battles of Prince Charles Edward in 1745-46, this single-sheet derivation of James Grante’s large master map is probably the most attractive. It appeared folded in a small anonymous book with a similar title to that on the map, with supplementary text which for the most part, merely repeats the legends printed on the body of the map itself.

The attraction of the map lies in the numerous allegorical figures which grace the stages of the Prince’s escape and adorn the corners. The routes of the English pursuers are shown and many vivid illustrations of ships of the period indicate the various naval engagements (Shirley).’ There are only four recorded examples; BL; Royal Library, Windsor; National Archives; Private Collection. Private research has currently located 11 examples, nearly all of which are trimmed, no example has yet been seen with full margins. Bartholomew & Son ‘Bonnie Prince Charlie Maps, Edinburgh; Mathieson ‘A French Map of Prince Charles’ Campaigns’, Moir ‘Early Maps of Scotland’ p. 143; Scottish Geographical Magazine May 1931; Shirley British Isles Grante 3.