MEDIA INFORMATION

 
 
 
COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0042513
Shelfmark:
Acc.10497.58(p)
Holding Institution:
National Library of Scotland
Title:
A plan of Fort William
Creator:
Wade, George (b.1673, d.1748)
Creator Role:
Associated Person
Creator:
Mylne, William Chadwell (b.1781, d.1863)
Creator Role:
Associated Person
Date:
1736
Description:
This is a map of Fort William and its environs, dated 1736. The surrounding area, including the town of Maryburgh is shown in some detail, with Ben Nevis to the south and Loch Linnhe to the north and west. Features such as enclosures and gardens are also marked. Built on the site of a Cromwellian fortification, Fort William was an important part of the Hanoverian military presence in the highlands from 1690. It had a chequered history; troops from the fort conducted the notorious massacre of Glencoe in 1692, and it successfully withstood a Jacobite siege in 1746. Eventually abandoned in 1864, today only sections remain on the north side of the modern town that bears its name.
Work Type:
Manuscript map/plan
Measurement:
41.7 x 30.4cm (1' 4 7/16" x 11 15/16")
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Hand coloured
Subject Place:
Fort William
Subject Place:
Inverness-shire
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):
90510146
Repro Notes:
'No. 12' (p)
Repro Title:
A plan of Fort William [1 of 1]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
0042513c.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00001166
Repro Capture Date:
24/08/2000 11:29:00

A plan of Fort William [1 of 1]

A plan of Fort William [1 of 1]