Detail View: Charting The Nation: [Plan of Bridgend Orchard] [1 of 1]
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Work Record ID:
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0042466
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Shelfmark:
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RHP32928
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Holding Institution:
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National Archives of Scotland
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Title:
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[Plan of Bridgend Orchard]
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Creator:
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Anonymous
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Date:
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1700-1764
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Description:
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This plan entitled 'Bridgend orchard' is a superbly detailed drawing of an early or mid-18th century orchard. No location is given, but it is unlikely to be in Northern Scotland or the Highlands where orchards tend to require a walled garden. The orchard is a rectangular plot with thick sheltering hedges of thorn with standard cherry and plum on three sides, and a shelter belt of forest trees and plum and the water of the mill leet on the fourth side. A grass path runs up the middle between 8 rows of trees. The gardener has coded the trees into those he considers 'healthy', 'middling', 'not thriving' and 'dying'. Gooseberry bushes and a potato shed are marked.
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Work Type:
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Manuscript map/plan
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Measurement:
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31 x 67cm (1' 3/16" x 2' 2 3/8")
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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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Scotland
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Subject Category:
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Orchards
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Rights Statement:
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Courtesy of the Keeper of the Records of Scotland
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Repro File Type:
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Cropped Tiff
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Repro File Size (bytes):
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71386198
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Repro Title:
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[Plan of Bridgend Orchard] [1 of 1]
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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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0042466c.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00001748
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Repro Capture Date:
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06/12/2000 09:14:00
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