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COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0042019
Shelfmark:
Sp Coll Mu3-x.5/8
Holding Institution:
Glasgow University Library
Title:
The South and West coast of Scotland from Carlisle to Glasgow
Creator:
Adair, John (b.1660, d.1718)
Creator Role:
Mapmaker
Date:
1695-1704
Description:
This manuscript map of south-west Scotland is the work of John Adair and was probably drawn about 1695 when he was surveying the Solway coast. It delineates the coast from the Clyde estuary to Carlisle but, concentrating on coastal features, no offshore soundings or anchorages are marked. Very few features are sketched - only the policies of Kelburne House are shown - but the depiction is a marked improvement on Adair's earlier map of the area, particularly along the Solway coast. The map was 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.
Work Type:
Manuscript map/plan
Measurement:
69 x 46cm (2' 3 3/16" x 1' 6 1/8")
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Pen and ink
Subject Place:
Ayrshire
Subject Place:
Ayrshire - coast
Subject Place:
Clyde River
Subject Place:
Dumfries and Galloway - coast
Subject Place:
Dumfriesshire
Subject Place:
Firth of Clyde
Subject Place:
Glasgow
Subject Place:
Renfrewshire
Subject Place:
Renfrewshire - coast
Subject Place:
Scotland
Subject Place:
Scotland - southwest coast
Subject Place:
Solway Firth
Subject Category:
Coasts
Reference:
Taylor, Alexander B., 'Manuscript charts by John Adair: a further discovery',Scottish Geographical Magazine, 101 (1985), pp.105-110.
Reference:
'John Adair's contribution to the charting of the Scottish coasts: a re-assesment',Imago Mundi, 52 (2000), pp.43-46.
Related Work Title:
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]
Related Work Notes:
Host Item
Rights Statement:
© 2002 Glasgow University Library
Repro File Type:
Cropped Tiff
Repro File Size (bytes):
92865606
Repro Title:
The South and West coast of Scotland from Carlisle to Glasgow [1 of 2]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
0042019c.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00000023
Repro Description:
Eastern half
Repro Capture Date:
30/03/2000

The South and West coast of Scotland from Carlisle to Glasgow [1 of 2]

The South and West coast of Scotland from Carlisle to Glasgow [1 of 2]