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COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0043223
Shelfmark:
MS.1647.Z.03/06a
Holding Institution:
National Library of Scotland
Title:
Bernera [1719]
Creator:
Jelfe, Andrews (active 1704-1759)
Creator Role:
Surveyor
Creator:
Smith, James (active 1649-1720)
Creator Role:
Draughtsman
Date:
1719
Description:
This sheet shows a plan of the barracks in process of being built at Bernera, Glen Elg. There is another contemporary plan of the Bernera barracks by Andrews Jelfe at shelfmark MS.1647.Z.03/05c. The original plans for the four Highland barrack forts, Bernera, Kiliwhimen, Inversnaid and Ruthven, were drawn up in 1717 by James Smith, who was the royal chief surveyor.
Work Type:
Manuscript map/plan
Measurement:
19.5 x 29.2cm (7 11/16 x 11 1/2")
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Hand coloured
Subject Place:
Bernera Barracks
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:
National Library of Scotland, War Office Inventory, Maps Deposited in May 1934, p.12.
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):
85885850
Repro Title:
Bernera [1719] [1 of 1]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
0043223c.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00002987
Repro Capture Date:
15/05/2001 16:59:00

Bernera [1719] [1 of 1]

Bernera [1719] [1 of 1]