Detail View: Charting The Nation: A plan of the Town of Inverness with a project for barracks on Castle Hill, secured with lines of defence [1 of 1]

Work Record ID: 
0042456
Shelfmark: 
Acc.10497.58(j)
Holding Institution: 
National Library of Scotland
Title: 
A plan of the Town of Inverness with a project for barracks on Castle Hill, secured with lines of defence
Creator: 
Romer, John Lambertus (b.1680, d.1754)
Creator Role: 
Mapmaker
Creator: 
Wade, George (b.1673, d.1748)
Creator Role: 
Associated Person
Date: 
1728
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 Type: 
Manuscript map/plan
Measurement: 
35.5 x 45.8cm (1' 2" x 1' 6 1/16")
Material: 
Paper
Technique: 
Hand coloured
Subject Place: 
Inverness
Subject Place: 
Scotland
Subject Category: 
Fortification
Subject Category: 
Maps, Military
Rights Statement: 
© 2002 The National Library of Scotland
Repro File Type: 
Cropped Tiff
Repro File Size (bytes): 
92142304
Repro Notes: 
11
Repro Title: 
A plan of the Town of Inverness with a project for barracks on Castle Hill, secured with lines of defence [1 of 1]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels): 
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number: 
0042456c.tif
Repro Old ID Number: 
00001158
Repro Capture Date: 
23/08/2000 14:34:00