Work Record ID:
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0042019
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Shelfmark:
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Sp Coll Mu3-x.5/8
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Holding Institution:
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Glasgow University Library
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Title:
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The South and West coast of Scotland from Carlisle to Glasgow
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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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1695-1704
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Description:
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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.
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Work Type:
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Manuscript map/plan
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Measurement:
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69 x 46cm (2' 3 3/16" x 1' 6 1/8")
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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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Ayrshire
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Subject Place:
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Ayrshire - coast
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Subject Place:
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Clyde River
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Subject Place:
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Dumfries and Galloway - coast
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Subject Place:
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Dumfriesshire
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Subject Place:
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Firth of Clyde
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Subject Place:
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Glasgow
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Subject Place:
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Renfrewshire
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Subject Place:
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Renfrewshire - coast
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Subject Place:
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Scotland
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Subject Place:
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Scotland - southwest coast
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Subject Place:
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Solway Firth
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Subject Category:
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Coasts
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Reference:
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Taylor, Alexander B., 'Manuscript charts by John Adair: a further discovery',Scottish Geographical Magazine, 101 (1985), pp.105-110.
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Reference:
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'John Adair's contribution to the charting of the Scottish coasts: a re-assesment',Imago Mundi, 52 (2000), pp.43-46.
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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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Derivative JPEG
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Repro File Size (bytes):
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93875398
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Repro Title:
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The South and West coast of Scotland from Carlisle to Glasgow [2 of 2]
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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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0042019c-0001.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00000024
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Repro Description:
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Western half
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Repro Capture Date:
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30/03/2000
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