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COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0043154
Shelfmark:
MS.1647.Z.02/63
Holding Institution:
National Library of Scotland
Title:
The Plan of Fort Augustus, in the Highlands of Scotland (a modern fortification)
Creator:
Romer, John Lambertus (b.1680, d.1754)
Creator Role:
Surveyor
Date:
1742
Description:
This sheet shows a plan of Fort Augustus, with elevations of the back of the Governor's house and the front of the main gate. It is probably one of the two referred to in the 'Board of Ordnance Register of Plans 1700-1800', done in 1742, from John Romer's own drawing.
Work Type:
Manuscript map/plan
Measurement:
48.8 x 64.3cm (1' 7 3/16" x 2' 1 5/16")
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Hand coloured
Subject Place:
Fort Augustus
Subject Place:
Scotland
Subject Category:
Board of Ordnance
Subject Category:
Maps, Military
Reference:
Tabraham, Chris, Fortress Scotland and the Jacobites, 1995, pp.78-80.
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):
89340860
Repro Title:
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Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
0043154c.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00002883
Repro Capture Date:
08/05/2001 11:33:00

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