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COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0043050
Shelfmark:
MS.1645.Z.02/15
Holding Institution:
National Library of Scotland
Title:
A Plan, elevation and sections of the barracks design'd to be built in Edinburgh Castle 1755
Creator:
Rae, Alfred (active 1806-1808)
Creator Role:
Draughtsman
Creator:
Tarrant, Charles (b.1730, d.1818)
Creator Role:
Surveyor
Date:
1755-1785
Description:
It would appear from the original War Office records, that this is a copy of one of Charles Tarrant's drawings from the set of plans, of which three others are at MS 1645 Z.02/14a, MS 1645 Z.02/14b and MS 1645 Z.02/14c. Those three are Charles Tarrant's originals, but the original for this one seems to be missing. This copy is undated.
Work Type:
Manuscript map/plan
Measurement:
32.3 x 53.4cm (1' 11/16" x 1' 9")
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, [p.4], no.17.
Reference:
National Library of Scotland, War Office Inventory, Maps Deposited in May 1934, p.3 (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):
89409662
Repro Title:
A Plan, elevation and sections of the barracks design'd to be built in Edinburgh Castle 1755 [1 of 1]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
0043050c.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00002676
Repro Capture Date:
11/04/2001 10:59:00

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