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Shelfmark:
Acc.10497.58(j) work_shelfmark_or_accession_number Acc.10497.58(j) Shelfmark false
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National Library of Scotland holding_institution National Library of Scotland Holding Institution false
Title:
A plan of the Town of Inverness with a project for barracks on Castle Hill, secured with lines of defence work_title A plan of the Town of Inverness with a project for barracks on Castle Hill, secured with lines of defence Title false
Creator:
Romer, John Lambertus (b.1680, d.1754) work_creator_details Romer, John Lambertus (b.1680, d.1754) Creator false
Creator Role:
Mapmaker work_creator_role Mapmaker Creator Role false
Creator:
Wade, George (b.1673, d.1748) work_creator_details Wade, George (b.1673, d.1748) Creator false
Creator Role:
Associated Person work_creator_role Associated Person Creator Role false
Date:
1728 work_display_date 1728 Date false
Description:
This map shows the town of Inverness, with particular emphasis on plans for a fortified barracks (later named Fort George) on Castle Hill. It is signed by Captain John Romer, who was engineer to the Board of Ordinance, and is dated 1728. Although the outlines and positions of buildings, walls and gardens are clear, the planned fortification is most prominent. It consisted mainly of a strong tower surrounded by bastions. The roads which are named are those leading to other military destinations, Killywhymen (Fort Augustus) and Ruthven being important bases in the Highlands. The Fort, which cost around 50,000 to build and maintain, fell after only two days resistance to Prince Charles' Jacobites on the 20th of February, 1746, who then demolished it with explosives. work_description This map shows the town of Inverness, with particular emphasis on plans for a fortified barracks (later named Fort George) on Castle Hill. It is signed by Captain John Romer, who was engineer to the Board of Ordinance, and is dated 1728. Although the outlines and positions of buildings, walls and gardens are clear, the planned fortification is most prominent. It consisted mainly of a strong tower surrounded by bastions. The roads which are named are those leading to other military destinations, Killywhymen (Fort Augustus) and Ruthven being important bases in the Highlands. The Fort, which cost around 50,000 to build and maintain, fell after only two days resistance to Prince Charles' Jacobites on the 20th of February, 1746, who then demolished it with explosives. Description false
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Manuscript map/plan work_type_notes Manuscript map/plan Work Type false
Measurement:
35.5 x 45.8cm (1' 2" x 1' 6 1/16") work_display_measurement 35.5 x 45.8cm (1' 2" x 1' 6 1/16") Measurement false
Material:
Paper work_material Paper Material false
Technique:
Hand coloured work_technique Hand coloured Technique false
Subject Place:
Inverness work_subject_place Inverness Subject Place false
Subject Place:
Scotland work_subject_place Scotland Subject Place false
Subject Category:
Fortification work_subject_class Fortification Subject Category false
Subject Category:
Maps, Military work_subject_class Maps, Military Subject Category false
Rights Statement:
© 2002 The National Library of Scotland work_rights_statement © 2002 The National Library of Scotland Rights Statement false
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