Detail View: Charting The Nation: The Frith of Forth From the Entry to the Queens-ferry, with all the Islands, Rocks, Sands, &c. [1 of 2]
|
Work Record ID:
|
0042024
|
|
Shelfmark:
|
Sp Coll Mu3-x.5/3
|
|
Holding Institution:
|
Glasgow University Library
|
|
Title:
|
The Frith of Forth From the Entry to the Queens-ferry, with all the Islands, Rocks, Sands, &c.
|
|
Imprint:
|
[Edinburgh: s.n., 1703]
|
|
Creator:
|
Adair, John (b.1660, d.1718)
|
|
Creator Role:
|
Mapmaker
|
|
Creator:
|
Clark, James (d.1718)
|
|
Creator Role:
|
Engraver
|
|
Date:
|
1703
|
|
Description:
|
This chart is one of five coastal maps which appeared in John Adair's 'The Description of the Sea-Coast and Islands of Scotland' published in Edinburgh in 1703. It shows the Firth of Forth from St. Abb's Head to Queensferry. The chart concentrates on coastal features, but detail is concentrated up-river from Inch Keith. At this time, the east coast trade with the Baltic ports and the Netherlands was still the major element of Scottish commerce. This chart, therefore, depicts the major shipping thoroughfare of late seventeenth century Scotland. Adair had surveyed the coast by 1693, the same year as the appearance of 'Great-Britain's Coasting Pilot' by Greenvile Collins, but it took another ten years for Adair's charts to be published.
|
|
Work Type:
|
Printed map/plan
|
|
Measurement:
|
63.6 x 43.8cm (2' 1 1/16" x 1' 5 1/4")
|
|
Material:
|
Paper
|
|
Technique:
|
Uncoloured
|
|
Subject Place:
|
Forth River
|
|
Subject Place:
|
Forth, Firth of
|
|
Subject Place:
|
Scotland
|
|
Subject Category:
|
Nautical charts
|
|
Reference:
|
'John Adair's contribution to the charting of the Scottish coasts: a re-assesment',Imago Mundi, 52 (2000), pp.43-46.
|
|
Reference:
|
Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, v.2 (1983), p.12.
|
|
Reference:
|
Bryden, D.J., 'Mr Clerk the graver'; a biographical study in the cultural infra-structure of Early Modern Scotland',Review of Scottish Culture, 11 (1998-9), pp.13-31.
|
|
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: [s.n.] MDCC. III. [1703].
|
|
Related Work Notes:
|
Host Item
|
|
Rights Statement:
|
© 2002 Glasgow University Library
|
|
Repro File Type:
|
Cropped Tiff
|
|
Repro File Size (bytes):
|
106104518
|
|
Repro Notes:
|
Right half
|
|
Repro Title:
|
The Frith of Forth From the Entry to the Queens-ferry, with all the Islands, Rocks, Sands, &c. [1 of 2]
|
|
Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
|
7072 x 7072
|
|
Repro ID Number:
|
0042024c.tif
|
|
Repro Old ID Number:
|
00000030
|
|
Repro Capture Date:
|
30/03/2000
|