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COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0043136
Shelfmark:
MS.1646.Z.02/49b
Holding Institution:
National Library of Scotland
Title:
[Plan of Fort George 1754]: section thro' the line 1.2; section thro' the line 3.4; section thro' the line 5.6; section thro' the line 7.8; section thro' the line 9.10; ...
Creator:
Skinner, William (b.1700, d.1780)
Creator Role:
Surveyor
Creator:
Tarrant, Charles (b.1730, d.1818)
Creator Role:
Draughtsman
Date:
1754
Description:
This sheet of sections accompanies the plan at shelfmark MS.1646.Z.02/49a, which shows how far building works had progressed at Fort George, Ardersier, in 1754. It is unsigned and undated, but can be dated from its accompanying plan, and was probably drawn by Charles Tarrant, as he was the draughtsman of that plan, and of most of the other work at Fort George, Ardersier, at this period. William Skinner was the chief engineer on the project, which was his major professional work.
Work Type:
Manuscript map/plan
Measurement:
45.7 x 36.2cm (1' 6" x 1' 2 1/4")
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Hand coloured
Subject Place:
Fort George
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.5 (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):
92153496
Repro Title:
[Plan of Fort George 1754]: section thro' the line 1.2; section thro' the line 3.4; section thro' the line 5.6; section thro' the line 7.8; section thro' the line 9.10; ... [1 of 1]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
0043136c.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00002860
Repro Capture Date:
04/05/2001 10:14:00

[Plan of Fort George 1754]: section thro' the line 1.2; section thro' the line 3.4; sectio...

[Plan of Fort George 1754]: section thro' the line 1.2; section thro' the line 3.4; section thro' the line 5.6; section thro' the line 7.8; section thro' the line 9.10; ... [1 of 1]