Work Record ID:
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0043157
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Shelfmark:
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MS.1647.Z.02/65c
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Holding Institution:
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National Library of Scotland
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Title:
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A Plan of Fort Augustus in its present state with a designd fossee & cover'd way 1747 [copy]
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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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Miller, James (active 1773-1777)
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Creator Role:
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Draughtsman
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Date:
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1776
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Description:
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This is a copy of the plan at shelfmark MS.1647.Z.02/65a, which was done by William Skinner, in 1747. It has three sections. The top part contains a plan of Fort Augustus, showing the extent of the damage after the attack by the army of Charles Edward Stuart, in 1746, the middle part contains a profile of a proposed defensive fosse, and the bottom part contains the title and 'Explanation.
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Work Type:
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Manuscript map/plan
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Measurement:
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44.3 x 69.2cm (1' 5 7/16" x 2' 3 1/4")
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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 Augustus
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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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Reference:
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National Library of Scotland, War Office Inventory, Maps Deposited in May 1934, p.7 (Map Library, National Library of Scotland).
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Reference:
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Marshall, Douglas W., 'Military Maps of the Eighteenth Century and the Tower of London Drawing Room',Mundi, v. 32, 1980, p.38, no.97.
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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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95684798
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Repro Title:
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A Plan of Fort Augustus in its present state with a designd fossee & cover'd way 1747 [copy] [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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0043157c.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00002902
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Repro Capture Date:
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08/05/2001 14:38:00
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