Detail View: Charting The Nation: A Plan of the Moss of Cairnbulg : May 31 1737 [1 of 1]
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Work Record ID:
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0042961
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Shelfmark:
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RHP429
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Holding Institution:
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National Archives of Scotland
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Title:
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A Plan of the Moss of Cairnbulg : May 31 1737
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Creator:
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Jaffray, John (b.1689, d.1768)
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Creator Role:
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Surveyor
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Creator:
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Moir, William (active 1739)
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Creator Role:
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Landowner
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Creator:
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Douglas, George (active 1737)
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Creator Role:
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Associated Person
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Date:
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1737
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Description:
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This plan of 'the Moss of Cairnbulg' was drawn by John Jaffray in 1737 as proof of boundaries, in a dispute between William Moir and a neighboring landowner concerning the moss. The veracity of the map is witnessed by two signatories. It shows the moss and surrounding lands, between Invernorth, Inverallochy and the coastal area of Cairnbulg, south of Fraserburgh, in Aberdeenshire, with annotations concerning the cutting of peat, including the note 'Here the people of Whitecairn did cast Peats formerly'. The cornland or arable field is marked. Below the title, Jaffray notes that the numbers across the map are depths in feet measured by Mr. George Douglas of Whiteriggs and 'Mr. Gordon of Logie Commissr'. They probably record the thickness of the peat, as there is a note that 'The figures with this mark + show where the Moss is deepening'. Below the title box is a note by George Douglas 'This is the plan of the Moss of Cairnbulg referred to [?] [?] [?] [?] proof led by Mr. Moir anent the said Moss [?] May 1737 George Douglas [?]'.
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Work Type:
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Manuscript map/plan
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Measurement:
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42 x 54cm (1' 4 9/16" x 1' 9 1/4")
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Material:
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Paper
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Technique:
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Hand coloured
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Subject Place:
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Aberdeenshire
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Subject Place:
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Cairnbulg
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Subject Place:
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Moss of Cairnbulg
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Subject Place:
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Moss of Inverallochy
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Subject Place:
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Moss of Invernorth
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Subject Place:
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Rathen
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Subject Place:
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Scotland
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Reference:
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Adams, Ian H., Scottish Record Office. Descriptive list of plans, v.1, 1966, p.7.
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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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110646968
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Repro Title:
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A Plan of the Moss of Cairnbulg : May 31 1737 [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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0042961c.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00002118
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Repro Capture Date:
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29/01/2001 14:10:00
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