Detail View: Charting The Nation: Answers for John Adair, Geographer. To a memoriall or lybell given in by Captain Slazer against him, [1 of 2]
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Work Record ID:
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0042916
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Shelfmark:
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PC12/1701-04/82
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Holding Institution:
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National Archives of Scotland
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Title:
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Answers for John Adair, Geographer. To a memoriall or lybell given in by Captain Slazer against him,
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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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Creator:
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Adair, John (b.1660, d.1718)
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Date:
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1701
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Description:
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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).
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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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106851622
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Repro Title:
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Answers for John Adair, Geographer. To a memoriall or lybell given in by Captain Slazer against him, [1 of 2]
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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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0042916c.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00002357
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Repro Capture Date:
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28/02/2001 14:54:00
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