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COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0043184
Shelfmark:
MS.1647.Z.02/76c
Holding Institution:
National Library of Scotland
Title:
A Generall survey of Inverness & the country adjacent to the foot of Loch-Ness [copy]
Creator:
Bastide, John Henri (active 1718-1759)
Creator Role:
Surveyor
Date:
1719-1727
Description:
This is a full copy of the map at shelfmark MS.1647.Z.02/76a which 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 the sailing ships and compass rose found on the original. There is a less complete copy of this map at shelfmark MS.1647.Z.02/76b.
Work Type:
Manuscript map/plan
Measurement:
91.5 x 46.7cm (3' x 1' 6 3/8")
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), [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:
Derivative JPEG
Repro File Size (bytes):
121688758
Repro Notes:
right half
Repro Title:
A Generall survey of Inverness & the country adjacent to the foot of Loch-Ness [copy] [2 of 2]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
0043184c-0001.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00002949
Repro Capture Date:
14/05/2001 11:27:00

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