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EMS.s.738(15) work_shelfmark_or_accession_number EMS.s.738(15) Shelfmark false
Holding Institution:
National Library of Scotland holding_institution National Library of Scotland Holding Institution false
Title:
A plan of Loch Sunart ... become famous by the greatest national improvement this age has produc'd work_title A plan of Loch Sunart ... become famous by the greatest national improvement this age has produc'd Title false
Imprint:
[Edinburgh: Bruce, 1733] imprints [Edinburgh: Bruce, 1733] Imprint false
Creator:
Cooper, Richard (b.1696, d.1764) work_creator_details Cooper, Richard (b.1696, d.1764) Creator false
Creator Role:
Engraver work_creator_role Engraver Creator Role false
Creator:
Bruce, Alexander, Captain (active 1706) work_creator_details Bruce, Alexander, Captain (active 1706) Creator false
Creator Role:
Surveyor work_creator_role Surveyor Creator Role false
Creator:
Murray, Alexander, Sir (b.1743) work_creator_details Murray, Alexander, Sir (b.1743) Creator false
Creator Role:
Author work_creator_role Author Creator Role false
Creator:
Wade, George (b.1673, d.1748) work_creator_details Wade, George (b.1673, d.1748) Creator false
Creator Role:
Dedicatee work_creator_role Dedicatee Creator Role false
Date:
1733 work_display_date 1733 Date false
Description:
This map of the Ardnamurchan area titled 'A plan of Loch Sunart' by Alexander Bruce was engraved by Richard Cooper in Edinburgh in 1733. It was reproduced in 'The True Interest of Great Britain' published by Sir Alexander Murray in 1740. Murray had discovered lead ore and bought the land around Sunart in 1723. The lead mining rights were leased to the York Buildings Company. The map is dedicated to General Wade, Commander in Chief of the army in Scotland, who was a partner in the company. A marginal drawing shows the mine buildings, including water wheels which were used to drive machines to crush the ore. Later, in the 1750s, water power was also used to drain the mines. work_description This map of the Ardnamurchan area titled 'A plan of Loch Sunart' by Alexander Bruce was engraved by Richard Cooper in Edinburgh in 1733. It was reproduced in 'The True Interest of Great Britain' published by Sir Alexander Murray in 1740. Murray had discovered lead ore and bought the land around Sunart in 1723. The lead mining rights were leased to the York Buildings Company. The map is dedicated to General Wade, Commander in Chief of the army in Scotland, who was a partner in the company. A marginal drawing shows the mine buildings, including water wheels which were used to drive machines to crush the ore. Later, in the 1750s, water power was also used to drain the mines. Description false
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Measurement:
70.8 x 47.5cm (2' 3 7/8" x 1' 6 11/16") work_display_measurement 70.8 x 47.5cm (2' 3 7/8" x 1' 6 11/16") Measurement false
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Paper work_material Paper Material false
Technique:
Hand coloured work_technique Hand coloured Technique false
Subject Place:
Argyll and Bute work_subject_place Argyll and Bute Subject Place false
Subject Place:
Loch Sunart work_subject_place Loch Sunart Subject Place false
Subject Place:
Scotland work_subject_place Scotland Subject Place false
Reference:
Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, v.2, 1983, pp.14, 163-164. reference Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, v.2, 1983, pp.14, 163-164. Reference false
Rights Statement:
© 2002 The National Library of Scotland work_rights_statement © 2002 The National Library of Scotland Rights Statement false
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