MEDIA INFORMATION

 
 
 
COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0042916
Shelfmark:
PC12/1701-04/82
Holding Institution:
National Archives of Scotland
Title:
Answers for John Adair, Geographer. To a memoriall or lybell given in by Captain Slazer against him,
Creator:
Slezer, John (d.1714)
Creator Role:
Associated Person
Creator:
Adair, John (b.1660, d.1718)
Creator Role:
Author
Date:
1701
Description:
A lengthy slagging match by Adair, insulting Slezer at many points, he calls Slezer 'ane illiterat stranger [who] cannot pretend to understand' the antiquities and natural history of Scotland. To amaze the country 'he hath gathered a big volume of scraps from many hands, most of them as unlearned as himself'. On the subject of Adair's sea voyages, he claims that Slezer understands 'no more of shiping or sea affairs than a sheepherd'. (P.G. Vasey, 'John Adair', 1998).
Work Type:
Manuscript text
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Pen and ink
Subject Place:
Scotland
Rights Statement:
Courtesy of the Keeper of the Records of Scotland
Repro File Type:
Cropped Tiff
Repro File Size (bytes):
106851622
Repro Title:
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Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
0042916c.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00002357
Repro Capture Date:
28/02/2001 14:54:00

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