Work Record ID:
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0042903
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Shelfmark:
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PC12/1701-04/23
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Holding Institution:
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National Archives of Scotland
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Title:
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The Petition of John Adair Geographer
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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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Date:
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1696
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Description:
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Notes that Parliament has taken 'into their consideration the great use and necessity of exact mapps & descriptiones of the sea-coasts and isles of Scotland ... [and] It is humbly represented that exact mapps and descriptiones of the sea coasts are the greatest means to invite fforaigners to trade upon our coasts' ... therefore he requests that an examination be made of the impositione 'that the work in hand especiallie the surveying of the River of Clyde may be gone about and to give warrand to the committee to order such soumes of money for your petitioner's use as shall be thought fitt ...'.
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Work Type:
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Manuscript text
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Material:
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Paper
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Technique:
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Pen and ink
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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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11794366
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Repro Title:
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The Petition of John Adair Geographer [1 of 2]
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Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
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3715 x 3363
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Repro ID Number:
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0042903c.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00002519
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Repro Capture Date:
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01/03/2001
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