Work Record ID:
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0043113
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Shelfmark:
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MS.1646.Z.02/40a
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Holding Institution:
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National Library of Scotland
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Title:
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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
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Creator:
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Skinner, William (b.1700, d.1780)
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Creator Role:
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Surveyor
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Creator:
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Tarrant, Charles (b.1730, d.1818)
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Creator Role:
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Draughtsman
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Date:
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1750
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Description:
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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.
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Work Type:
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Manuscript map/plan
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Measurement:
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73.7 x 52.4cm (2' 5" x 1' 8 5/8")
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Material:
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Paper
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Technique:
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Hand coloured
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Subject Place:
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Fort George
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Subject Place:
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Scotland
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Subject Category:
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Board of Ordnance
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Subject Category:
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Maps, Military
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Rights Statement:
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© 2002 Crown Copyright is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office and the National Library of Scotland
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Repro File Type:
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Cropped Tiff
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Repro File Size (bytes):
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107423358
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Repro Title:
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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]
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Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
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7072 x 7072
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Repro ID Number:
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0043113c.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00002815
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Repro Capture Date:
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27/04/2001 12:12:00
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