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Glasgow University Library
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Title:
The River of Forth
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The River of Forth
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Adair, John (b.1660, d.1718)
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Adair, John (b.1660, d.1718)
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Mapmaker
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Date:
1685-1686
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This manuscript chart of the River Forth was made by the Scottish mapmaker John Adair (1660-1718) in about 1685. It was the most accurate depiction of the river in its time. It depicts the river from Stirling in the west to South Queensferry in the east. Most of the features marked are coastal, including sandbanks, anchorages and soundings. Clearly, the purpose of this map was to aid navigation of the river. This chart is bound into a copy of Adair's 'The Description of the Sea-Coast and Islands of Scotland' (1703) now belonging to Glasgow University Library. Its discovery was an important addition to the surviving body of his work.
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This manuscript chart of the River Forth was made by the Scottish mapmaker John Adair (1660-1718) in about 1685. It was the most accurate depiction of the river in its time. It depicts the river from Stirling in the west to South Queensferry in the east. Most of the features marked are coastal, including sandbanks, anchorages and soundings. Clearly, the purpose of this map was to aid navigation of the river. This chart is bound into a copy of Adair's 'The Description of the Sea-Coast and Islands of Scotland' (1703) now belonging to Glasgow University Library. Its discovery was an important addition to the surviving body of his work.
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34.5 x 47cm (1' 1 9/16" x 1' 6 1/2")
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Alloa
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Alloa
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Clackmannan
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Clackmannan
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Dunfermline
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Dunfermline
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Forth, Firth of
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Forth, Firth of
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Hopetoun
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Hopetoun
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Kinneil
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Kinneil
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Scotland
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Scotland
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Nautical charts
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Reference:
Taylor, Alexander B., 'Manuscript maps by John Adair: a further discovery',Scottish Geographical Magazine, 101 (1985) pp.105-110.
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Taylor, Alexander B., 'Manuscript maps by John Adair: a further discovery',Scottish Geographical Magazine, 101 (1985) pp.105-110.
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John Adair, The description of the sea-coast and islands of Scotland, with large and exact maps, for the use of seamen, Edinburgh: MDCC. III. [1703].[Not called for; bound in at end]
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John Adair, The description of the sea-coast and islands of Scotland, with large and exact maps, for the use of seamen, Edinburgh: MDCC. III. [1703].[Not called for; bound in at end]
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Rights Statement:
© 2002 Glasgow University Library
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© 2002 Glasgow University Library
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