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COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0042025
Shelfmark:
Sp Coll Mu3-x.5/4
Holding Institution:
Glasgow University Library
Title:
The Frith and River of Tay With all the Rocks, Sands, Shoalls, &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, the third of five coastal charts included in John Adair's 'The Description of the Sea-Coast and Islands of Scotland', shows the east coast of Scotland from Fife Ness to Red Head. It concentrates on the River and Firth of Tay, and clearly identifies the navigable channel up to Perth by a series of soundings. Leading lines off Buddon Ness also mark the line of route into Dundee, still recovering from its sacking by General Monck in 1651. Sand-banks are identified, as are significant hills, such as East Lomond. Adair's surveying of this coast had been completed by 1694 but the atlas was not published until 1703. Despite this, the sheet appears unfinished with some engraving lines poorly erased.
Work Type:
Printed map/plan
Measurement:
63 x 42.2cm (2' 13/16" x 1' 4 5/8")
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Uncoloured
Subject Place:
Dundee
Subject Place:
Firth of Tay
Subject Place:
Scotland
Subject Place:
St. Andrews
Subject Place:
Tay River
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):
104304198
Repro Title:
The Frith and River of Tay With all the Rocks, Sands, Shoalls, &c. [2 of 2]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
0042025c-0001.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00000033
Repro Description:
Left half
Repro Capture Date:
30/03/2000

The Frith and River of Tay With all the Rocks, Sands, Shoalls, &c. [2 of 2]

The Frith and River of Tay With all the Rocks, Sands, Shoalls, &c. [2 of 2]