Work Record ID:
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0042025
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Shelfmark:
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Sp Coll Mu3-x.5/4
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Holding Institution:
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Glasgow University Library
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Title:
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The Frith and River of Tay With all the Rocks, Sands, Shoalls, &c.
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Imprint:
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[Edinburgh: s.n., 1703]
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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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Creator:
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Clark, James (d.1718)
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Creator Role:
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Engraver
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Date:
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1703
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Description:
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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.
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Work Type:
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Printed map/plan
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Measurement:
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63 x 42.2cm (2' 13/16" x 1' 4 5/8")
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Material:
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Paper
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Technique:
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Uncoloured
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Subject Place:
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Dundee
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Subject Place:
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Firth of Tay
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Subject Place:
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Scotland
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Subject Place:
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St. Andrews
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Subject Place:
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Tay River
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Subject Category:
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Nautical charts
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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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Reference:
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Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, v.2 (1983), p.12.
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Reference:
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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.
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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: [s.n.] MDCC. III. [1703].
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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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104304198
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Repro Title:
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The Frith and River of Tay With all the Rocks, Sands, Shoalls, &c. [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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0042025c-0001.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00000033
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Repro Description:
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Left half
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Repro Capture Date:
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30/03/2000
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