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COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0043038
Shelfmark:
MS.1645.Z.02/12b
Holding Institution:
National Library of Scotland
Title:
Plan, elevation and section of a design for a barrack for 270 men : to be built in Edinburgh Castle, 1750
Creator:
Skinner, William (b.1700, d.1780)
Creator Role:
Surveyor
Date:
1750
Description:
This is a copy of the plan at shelfmark MS.1645.Z.02/12a for the barracks for 270 men, to be built in Edinburgh Castle, designed by William Skinner, in 1750. But this copy is unattributed, so the actual copyist remains unknown. Charles Tarrant frequently worked with William Skinner, as his draughtsman, as well as his surveying partner, but he usually signed his work. The War Office records for the original plan note that this design was not adopted. ? The sheet is in two equal sections. On the right hand section, a plan, elevation and section of a design for the barracks. On the left hand section, a plan of the arsenal.
Work Type:
Manuscript map/plan
Measurement:
72.4 x 51cm (2' 4 1/2" x 1' 8 1/16")
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 Inventory, Maps Deposited in May 1934, p.2 (Map Library, National Library of Scotland).
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):
98020902
Repro Title:
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Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
0043038c.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00002663
Repro Capture Date:
10/04/2001 13:35:00

Plan, elevation and section of a design for a barrack for 270 men : to be built in Edinbur...

Plan, elevation and section of a design for a barrack for 270 men : to be built in Edinburgh Castle, 1750 [1 of 1]