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COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0043113
Shelfmark:
MS.1646.Z.02/40a
Holding Institution:
National Library of Scotland
Title:
Plan of Fort George North Brittain [ie. Britain] : shewing how far the works are carried on in 1750; and what is propos'd to be done in 1751
Creator:
Skinner, William (b.1700, d.1780)
Creator Role:
Surveyor
Creator:
Tarrant, Charles (b.1730, d.1818)
Creator Role:
Draughtsman
Date:
1750
Description:
The sheet shows a plan of progress in the building of the new Fort George at Ardersier Point, by 1750, with future developments marked. It follows the plan of 1749 at shelfmark MS.1646.Z.02/39a (copy at shelfmark MS.1646.Z.02/39b). It was drawn by Charles Tarrant and is signed by William Skinner. Three sheets of sections accompany this plan. They are at shelfmarks MS.1646.Z.02/41a, MS.1646.Z.02/42a and MS.1646.Z.02/43a, (with unsigned copies at shelfmarks MS.1646.Z.02/41b, MS.1646.Z.02/42b and MS.1646.Z.02/43b). There is a contemporary copy of this plan at shelfmark MS.1646.Z.02/40b, done by Thomas Day in the Tower of London Drawing Room.
Work Type:
Manuscript map/plan
Measurement:
73.7 x 52.4cm (2' 5" x 1' 8 5/8")
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Hand coloured
Subject Place:
Fort George
Subject Place:
Scotland
Subject Category:
Board of Ordnance
Subject Category:
Maps, Military
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):
107423358
Repro Title:
Plan of Fort George North Brittain [ie. Britain] : shewing how far the works are carried on in 1750; and what is propos'd to be done in 1751 [1 of 1]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
0043113c.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00002815
Repro Capture Date:
27/04/2001 12:12:00

Plan of Fort George North Brittain [ie. Britain] : shewing how far the works are carried o...

Plan of Fort George North Brittain [ie. Britain] : shewing how far the works are carried on in 1750; and what is propos'd to be done in 1751 [1 of 1]