Detail View: Charting The Nation: A Plan of Part of Edinburgh Castle [1 of 1]

Work Record ID: 
0043036
Shelfmark: 
MS.1645.Z.02/09
Holding Institution: 
National Library of Scotland
Title: 
A Plan of Part of Edinburgh Castle
Creator: 
White, Mr. (active 1735)
Creator Role: 
Surveyor
Date: 
1735
Description: 
Plan of proposed new walls to be built at Edinburgh Castle, comprising a ground plan of part of the castle, with detailed drawings of the walls and realistic depiction of the cliffs. It is undated and unsigned, but the original National Library of Scotland accession records assign it to 'Mr. White', 1735. The original War Office records mention an earlier plan dated 1722.
Work Type: 
Manuscript map/plan
Measurement: 
72.3 x 51.3cm (2' 4 7/16" x 1' 8 3/16")
Material: 
Paper
Technique: 
Hand coloured
Subject Place: 
Edinburgh Castle
Subject Place: 
Scotland
Subject Category: 
Board of Ordnance
Subject Category: 
Maps, Military
Reference: 
National Library of Scotland, War Office, London. Board of Ordnance Drawings, Schedule B, [1934], [p.3], no.10.
Reference: 
National Library of Scotland, War Office Inventory, Maps Deposited in May 1934, p.2 & Corrections & Emendations.
Rights Statement: 
© 2002 Crown Copyright is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office and the National Library of Scotland
Repro File Type: 
Cropped Tiff
Repro File Size (bytes): 
97711758
Repro Title: 
A Plan of Part of Edinburgh Castle [1 of 1]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels): 
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number: 
0043036c.tif
Repro Old ID Number: 
00002661
Repro Capture Date: 
10/04/2001