Detail View: Charting The Nation: Ane draught of the Colles of Shirriffhall Marching with the Lands of Qulmitte now belonging to Maior Biggar [1 of 2]
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Work Record ID:
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0042491
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Shelfmark:
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RHP93587
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Holding Institution:
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National Archives of Scotland
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Title:
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Ane draught of the Colles of Shirriffhall Marching with the Lands of Qulmitte now belonging to Maior Biggar
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Creator:
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Wemyss, David, Earl of Wemyss (b.1610, d.1679)
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Creator Role:
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Surveyor
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Creator:
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Biggar, Major (active 1678)
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Creator Role:
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Associated Person
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Date:
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1678
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Description:
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This sketch plan, drawn by Lord Wemyss in 1678, shows the coal works belonging to two neighbouring properties, Sheriffhall and Woolmet, at Newton, Edinburgh. There is a simple scale in fathoms on the top margin and some measurements are given. The march boundary runs almost parallel with a coal seam 6 feet thick. A second seam lies to the south west (top of plan) in the Sheriffhall lands. Coal sinks are shown cutting into these seams in both properties. A number of annotations give information concerning work done in the years 1676-1678. The Woolmet property belonged to Major Biggar, and a note indicates he had purchased it in 1645.
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Work Type:
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Manuscript map/plan
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Measurement:
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60.5 x 39.5cm (1' 11 13/16" x 1' 3 9/16")
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Material:
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Paper
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Technique:
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Pen and ink
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Subject Place:
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Midlothian
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Subject Place:
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Newton
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Subject Place:
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Scotland
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Subject Place:
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Sheriffhall
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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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90464390
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Repro Title:
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Ane draught of the Colles of Shirriffhall Marching with the Lands of Qulmitte now belonging to Maior Biggar [1 of 2]
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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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0042491c.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00002288
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Repro Capture Date:
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21/02/2001
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