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COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
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:
Derivative JPEG
Repro File Size (bytes):
106079366
Repro Notes:
Left half
Repro Title:
The Frith of Forth From the Entry to the Queens-ferry, with all the Islands, Rocks, Sands, &c. [2 of 2]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
0042024c-0001.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00000031
Repro Capture Date:
30/03/2000

The Frith of Forth From the Entry to the Queens-ferry, with all the Islands, Rocks, Sands,...

The Frith of Forth From the Entry to the Queens-ferry, with all the Islands, Rocks, Sands, &c. [2 of 2]