Work Record ID:
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0042018
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Shelfmark:
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Sp Coll Mu3-x.5
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Holding Institution:
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Glasgow University Library
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Title:
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The River of Forth
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Creator:
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Adair, John (b.1660, d.1718)
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Creator Role:
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Mapmaker
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Date:
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1685-1686
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Description:
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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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Work Type:
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Manuscript map/plan
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Measurement:
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34.5 x 47cm (1' 1 9/16" x 1' 6 1/2")
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Material:
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Paper
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Technique:
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Pen and ink
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Subject Place:
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Alloa
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Subject Place:
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Clackmannan
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Subject Place:
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Dunfermline
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Subject Place:
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Forth, Firth of
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Subject Place:
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Hopetoun
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Subject Place:
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Kinneil
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Subject Place:
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Scotland
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Subject Category:
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Nautical charts
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Reference:
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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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Related Work Title:
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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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Related Work Notes:
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Host Item
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Rights Statement:
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© 2002 Glasgow University Library
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Repro File Type:
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Cropped Tiff
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Repro File Size (bytes):
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95379014
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Repro Title:
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The River of Forth [1 of 1]
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Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
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7072 x 7072
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Repro ID Number:
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0042018c.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00000022
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Repro Capture Date:
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30/03/2000
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