Detail View: Charting The Nation: A Large Chart Describeing the Sands, Shoales, Depth of Water and Anchorage on the East Coast of Scotland ats North Britain [1 of 1]
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Work Record ID:
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0042757
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Shelfmark:
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Bart.26
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Holding Institution:
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National Library of Scotland
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Title:
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A Large Chart Describeing the Sands, Shoales, Depth of Water and Anchorage on the East Coast of Scotland ats North Britain
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Imprint:
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London : Samuel Thornton, 1709.
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Creator:
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Adair, John (b.1660, d.1718)
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Creator Role:
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Surveyor
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Creator:
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Thornton, Samuel (active 1703-1739)
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Creator Role:
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Mapmaker
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Date:
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1709
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Description:
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Surveyed by John Adair, a mathematician from Edinburgh, by 1698, this chart was subsequently printed by Samuel Thornton in 1709 and published in an atlas. Adair surveyed most of Scotland and its coasts, with funding from the Scottish Parliament. Depicting the coast from St Abb's Head to the River Neath north of Montrose, it includes in some detail the 'Edinburgh Firth', now known as the Firth of Forth, and the River Tay as far as it is navigable, up to Perth. The map gives depths, and shows rocks and anchorages. Inland hills are shown where they are visible from sea and only coastal place names are given.
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Work Type:
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Printed map/plan
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Measurement:
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57 x 48cm (1' 10 7/16" x 1' 6 7/8")
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Material:
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Paper
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Technique:
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Uncoloured
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Subject Place:
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Firth of Tay
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Subject Place:
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Forth, Firth of
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Subject Place:
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Scotland
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Subject Place:
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Scotland - east coast
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Subject Category:
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Nautical charts
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Related Work Title:
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Samuel Thornton, The coasting-pilot. The first part. Describing the sea coasts ... of Great-Britain, Holland, Flanders, and France. ... , London : Printed, and sold by Samuel Thornton, ... 1714.
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Related Work Notes:
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Host Item
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Rights Statement:
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© 2002 The National Library 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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103802334
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Repro Title:
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A Large Chart Describeing the Sands, Shoales, Depth of Water and Anchorage on the East Coast of Scotland ats North Britain [1 of 1]
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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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0042757c.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00001138
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Repro Capture Date:
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21/08/2000 15:40:00
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