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COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0043182
Shelfmark:
MS.1647.Z.02/76a
Holding Institution:
National Library of Scotland
Title:
A General survey of Inverness & the country adjacent to the foot of Loch-Ness
Creator:
Bastide, John Henri (active 1718-1759)
Creator Role:
Surveyor
Date:
1719-1727
Description:
This map shows the town of Inverness, and the surrounding country, with part of Loch Ness and the River Ness, and with a detailed vignette of the town in one corner. It also shows the seventeenth century Cromwellian fort, known as Oliver's Fort, and has three sailing ships on the river, and a compass rose. There is one full copy of this map at shelfmark MS.1647.Z.02/76c, and a less complete one at shelfmark MS.1647.Z.02/76b, which does not include the compass rose and sailing ships.
Work Type:
Manuscript map/plan
Measurement:
91 x 46.8cm (2' 11 13/16" x 1' 6 7/16")
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Hand coloured
Subject Place:
Inverness
Subject Place:
Oliver's Fort
Subject Place:
Scotland
Subject Category:
Board of Ordnance
Subject Category:
Maps, Military
Reference:
Board of Ordnance. Register of Plans 1700-1800, 3rd. Division, North Britain, [1800], f.14 (Public Record Office: WO 55/2281)
Reference:
Porter, Whitworth, History of the Corps of Royal Engineers, 1889, v.1, pp.156-188 passim.
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):
123359134
Repro Notes:
left half
Repro Title:
A General survey of Inverness & the country adjacent to the foot of Loch-Ness [1 of 2]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
0043182c.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00002944
Repro Capture Date:
14/05/2001 09:51:00

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