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0043038 work_record_id 0043038 Work Record ID false
Shelfmark:
MS.1645.Z.02/12b work_shelfmark_or_accession_number MS.1645.Z.02/12b Shelfmark false
Holding Institution:
National Library of Scotland holding_institution National Library of Scotland Holding Institution false
Title:
Plan, elevation and section of a design for a barrack for 270 men : to be built in Edinburgh Castle, 1750 work_title Plan, elevation and section of a design for a barrack for 270 men : to be built in Edinburgh Castle, 1750 Title false
Creator:
Skinner, William (b.1700, d.1780) work_creator_details Skinner, William (b.1700, d.1780) Creator false
Creator Role:
Surveyor work_creator_role Surveyor Creator Role false
Date:
1750 work_display_date 1750 Date false
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_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. Description false
Work Type:
Manuscript map/plan work_type_notes Manuscript map/plan Work Type false
Measurement:
72.4 x 51cm (2' 4 1/2" x 1' 8 1/16") work_display_measurement 72.4 x 51cm (2' 4 1/2" x 1' 8 1/16") Measurement false
Material:
Paper work_material Paper Material false
Technique:
Hand coloured work_technique Hand coloured Technique false
Subject Place:
Edinburgh Castle work_subject_place Edinburgh Castle Subject Place false
Subject Place:
Scotland work_subject_place Scotland Subject Place false
Subject Category:
Board of Ordnance work_subject_class Board of Ordnance Subject Category false
Subject Category:
Maps, Military work_subject_class Maps, Military Subject Category false
Reference:
National Library of Scotland, War Office Inventory, Maps Deposited in May 1934, p.2 (Map Library, National Library of Scotland). reference National Library of Scotland, War Office Inventory, Maps Deposited in May 1934, p.2 (Map Library, National Library of Scotland). Reference false
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 work_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 Rights Statement false
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Repro Old ID Number:
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Repro Capture Date:
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