Detail View: Charting The Nation: A Plan of part of the Edinburgh Castle [1 of 1]

Work Record ID: 
0042472
Shelfmark: 
RHP35773
Holding Institution: 
National Archives of Scotland
Title: 
A Plan of part of the Edinburgh Castle
Creator: 
Romer, John Lambertus (b.1680, d.1754)
Creator Role: 
Associated Person
Date: 
1735
Description: 
This manuscript plan of the western defences of Edinburgh Castle was drawn in 1735, and probably by John Romer. The key is detailed, noting which sections of wall and gun batteries were rebuilt in 1733 and 1734 and which sections were due to be rebuilt in 1735. The old wall line is shown as a dotted line. The reorganization of the western defences was aimed to straighten out curved sections of the wall which had proved dangerous in the 1715 Jacobite Rising. The sentry box drawn in the elevation was designed by John Romer.
Work Type: 
Manuscript map/plan
Measurement: 
36 x 53cm (1' 2 3/16" x 1' 8 7/8")
Material: 
Paper
Technique: 
Hand coloured
Subject Place: 
Edinburgh
Subject Place: 
Edinburgh Castle
Subject Place: 
Scotland
Subject Category: 
Board of Ordnance
Subject Category: 
Maps, Military
Rights Statement: 
Courtesy of the Keeper of the Records of Scotland
Repro File Type: 
Cropped Tiff
Repro File Size (bytes): 
74952932
Repro Title: 
A Plan of part of the Edinburgh Castle [1 of 1]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels): 
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number: 
0042472c.tif
Repro Old ID Number: 
00001755
Repro Capture Date: 
06/12/2000 13:18:00