Detail View: Charting The Nation: Act of Parliament In Favours of John Adair and Captain Slazer. [1 of 2]
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Work Record ID:
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0042901
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Shelfmark:
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PC12/1701-04/15
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Holding Institution:
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National Archives of Scotland
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Title:
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Act of Parliament In Favours of John Adair and Captain Slazer.
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Imprint:
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Edinburgh, 16 July 1695.
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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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Associated Person
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Creator:
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Slezer, John (d.1714)
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Creator Role:
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Associated Person
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Date:
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1695
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Description:
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This Act of Tonnage was awarded to Adair and Slezer as a recompense for their services im mapping and describing the country, '...Considering the great use and necessity of Exact Maps, and Descriptions of the Coasts and Isles of Scotland, and that both Northern and Western Islands: And likways considering how much the finishing the Ancient and present State of the said Kingdom, and the most considerable Prospects thereof tend to the Advantage, Honour and Reputation of Scotland'.
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Work Type:
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Printed text
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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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Scotland
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Rights Statement:
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Courtesy of the Keeper of the Records 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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13353368
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Repro Title:
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Act of Parliament In Favours of John Adair and Captain Slazer. [1 of 2]
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Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
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3715 x 3619
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Repro ID Number:
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0042901c.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00002515
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Repro Capture Date:
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01/03/2001
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