Detail View: Charting The Nation: Bernera [1719] [1 of 1]
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Work Record ID:
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0043223
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Shelfmark:
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MS.1647.Z.03/06a
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Holding Institution:
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National Library of Scotland
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Title:
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Bernera [1719]
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Creator:
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Jelfe, Andrews (active 1704-1759)
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Creator Role:
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Surveyor
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Creator:
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Smith, James (active 1649-1720)
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Creator Role:
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Draughtsman
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Date:
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1719
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Description:
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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.
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Work Type:
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Manuscript map/plan
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Measurement:
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19.5 x 29.2cm (7 11/16 x 11 1/2")
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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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Bernera Barracks
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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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Tabraham, Chris, Fortress Scotland and the Jacobites, 1995, pp.60-65.
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Reference:
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National Library of Scotland, War Office Inventory, Maps Deposited in May 1934, p.12.
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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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85885850
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Repro Title:
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Bernera [1719] [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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0043223c.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00002987
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Repro Capture Date:
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15/05/2001 16:59:00
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