MEDIA INFORMATION

 
 
 
COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0042516
Shelfmark:
Acc.10497.58(d)
Holding Institution:
National Library of Scotland
Title:
[Plan of the Murray Firth and Cromarty Firth, with parts of the Shires of Inverness, Sutherland, Ross, Nairn and Elgin]
Creator:
Wade, George (b.1673, d.1748)
Creator Role:
Associated Person
Creator:
Mylne, William Chadwell (b.1781, d.1863)
Creator Role:
Associated Person
Date:
1724-1736
Description:
This is a detailed map, on two sheets, of the coast around the Murray (Moray) and Cromarty firths, extending from Dunrobin castle to Lossiemouth. It is neither signed nor dated, but was probably produced between 1724 and 1736. Parts of Invernessshire, Sutherland, Ross and Cromarty, Nairn and Elgin are shown. Many features are marked, including roads, churches and principal seats, as well as natural features such as watercourses, beaches and sandbanks. Now forming part of the collection associated with Lieutenant-General George Wade (1673-1748), held by the National Library of Scotland, this map probably had a military purpose. The area in question was the scene of fighting in the 1745-46 Jacobite rising, with Culloden, the site of the final battle, marked to the east of Inverness.
Work Type:
Manuscript map/plan
Measurement:
90.6 x 57.5cm (2' 11 11/16" x 1' 10 5/8")
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Pen and ink
Subject Place:
Cromarty Firth
Subject Place:
Elgin Shire
Subject Place:
Inverness-shire
Subject Place:
Moray Firth
Subject Place:
Nairn Shire
Subject Place:
Ross and Cromarty
Subject Place:
Scotland
Subject Place:
Sutherland
Subject Category:
Maps, Military
Rights Statement:
© 2002 The National Library of Scotland
Repro File Type:
Cropped Tiff
Repro File Size (bytes):
120212810
Repro Notes:
(d), left
Repro Title:
[Plan of the Murray Firth and Cromarty Firth, with parts of the Shires of Inverness, Sutherland, Ross, Nairn and Elgin] [1 of 2]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
0042516c.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00001150
Repro Capture Date:
23/08/2000 10:10:00

[Plan of the Murray Firth and Cromarty Firth, with parts of the Shires of Inverness, Suthe...

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