MEDIA INFORMATION

 
 
 
COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0043220
Shelfmark:
MS.1647.Z.03/06b
Holding Institution:
National Library of Scotland
Title:
Plan of the fort barrack of Bernera in Glen Elg 1719
Creator:
Bastide, John Henri (active 1718-1759)
Creator Role:
Surveyor
Date:
1719
Description:
This is a 1719 map of the area of Glen Elg bay, where the new barracks at Bernera were being built. As well as the land around Bernera and the settlement of Glenelg, it shows Kyle Rhea and part of the Isle of Skye.
Work Type:
Manuscript map/plan
Measurement:
74.2 x 51.5cm (2' 5 3/16" x 1' 8 1/4")
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Hand coloured
Subject Place:
Bernera Barracks
Subject Place:
Glen Elg
Subject Place:
Scotland
Subject Category:
Board of Ordnance
Subject Category:
Maps, Military
Reference:
Tabraham, Chris, Fortress Scotland and the Jacobites, 1995, pp.60-65.
Reference:
Board of Ordnance. Register of Plans 1700-1800, 3rd. Division, North Britain, [1800], f.15 (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):
106587126
Repro Title:
Plan of the fort barrack of Bernera in Glen Elg 1719 [1 of 1]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
0043220c.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00002984
Repro Capture Date:
15/05/2001 16:19:00

Plan of the fort barrack of Bernera in Glen Elg 1719 [1 of 1]

Plan of the fort barrack of Bernera in Glen Elg 1719 [1 of 1]