MEDIA INFORMATION

 
 
 
COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0042500
Shelfmark:
RHP35772
Holding Institution:
National Archives of Scotland
Title:
Plan of Part of Edinburgh Castle
Creator:
Wade, George (b.1673, d.1748)
Creator Role:
Associated Person
Date:
1728-1732
Description:
This manuscript plan of the western defences of Edinburgh castle was drawn in about 1730. It shows the west end of the castle rock in some detail, with elevations of a new section of wall and a sentry box. The key refers to a wall built on the order of General George Wade. Wade was sent to Scotland in 1724 to restore the government's military capabilities. He was responsible for castle maintenance and for building many roads and bridges. In the 1715 Rising, Jacobites had nearly entered the Castle through a gate in the western defences. This plan shows the former position of the gate and the old curved wall which had been replaced the year before this map was drawn.
Work Type:
Manuscript map/plan
Measurement:
74.5 x 53cm (2' 5 5/16" 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):
104640190
Repro Title:
Plan of Part of Edinburgh Castle [1 of 1]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
0042500c.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00001789
Repro Capture Date:
14/12/2000 11:17:00

Plan of Part of Edinburgh Castle [1 of 1]

Plan of Part of Edinburgh Castle [1 of 1]