Detail View: Charting The Nation: Copie Survey of the River Spey taken Anno 1727 Upon which the Judgement of the House of Peers now to be explained Proceeded [1 of 1]

Work Record ID: 
0042449
Shelfmark: 
RHP11587
Holding Institution: 
National Archives of Scotland
Title: 
Copie Survey of the River Spey taken Anno 1727 Upon which the Judgement of the House of Peers now to be explained Proceeded
Imprint: 
Thos. Phinn, New Exchange, Edinr., June, 1761.
Creator: 
McGill, Alexander (active 1697-1734)
Creator Role: 
Surveyor
Creator: 
Phinn, Thomas (active 1761)
Creator Role: 
Engraver
Creator: 
Senex, John (active 1690-1740)
Creator Role: 
Mapmaker
Date: 
1727-1761
Description: 
This coloured plan shows the river Spey from Spey Bay at Garmouth inland to near Gordon Castle, by Fochabers. It was engraved by Thomas Phinn in Edinburgh in 1761, copied from a map surveyed by Alexander McGill in 1727. The map appears to have been produced for a dispute concerning fishing rights. The key describes the harbour, identified by ship symbols, which is dry at low tide. High tide lines and shingle banks are drawn in some detail. The fishing is divided into the lower reaches, which are fished by cobles or timber boats, and the higher reaches where currochs (curraghs) were used. Curraghs or coracles are boats with a light basket-like framework covered in cowhide.
Work Type: 
Printed map/plan
Measurement: 
24.4 x 38.4cm (9 5/8" x 1' 3 1/8")
Material: 
Paper
Technique: 
Hand coloured
Subject Place: 
Bellie
Subject Place: 
Garmouth
Subject Place: 
Linnburn
Subject Place: 
Pottie-burn
Subject Place: 
Scotland
Subject Place: 
Spey River
Subject Place: 
Speymouth
Subject Place: 
Urquart
Rights Statement: 
Courtesy of the Keeper of the Records of Scotland
Repro File Type: 
Cropped Tiff
Repro File Size (bytes): 
82526912
Repro Title: 
Copie Survey of the River Spey taken Anno 1727 Upon which the Judgement of the House of Peers now to be explained Proceeded [1 of 1]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels): 
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number: 
0042449c.tif
Repro Old ID Number: 
00001737
Repro Capture Date: 
05/12/2000 09:44:00