Detail View: Charting The Nation: Sketch from without the Pier head; Opposite Prince William Henry's Bastion, Fort George, North Britain [1 of 1]
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Work Record ID:
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0043516
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Shelfmark:
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MS.1650.Z.46/57a
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Holding Institution:
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National Library of Scotland
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Title:
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Sketch from without the Pier head; Opposite Prince William Henry's Bastion, Fort George, North Britain
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Creator:
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Shipley, Charles, Sir (active 1785-1787)
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Creator Role:
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Surveyor
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Creator:
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Howlett, S.B. (active 1829)
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Creator Role:
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Annotator
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Date:
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1787
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Description:
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This sketch plan is one of a set drawn up by Captain Charles Shipley of the Royal Engineers, in late 1787, mainly concerned with improving the pier and landing access at Fort George, Ardersier. It was originally labelled and signed by Charles Shipley, in 1787, but in 1829, 'S.B. Howlett' added an explanatory sub-title indicating the viewpoint of the sketch. It is accompanied by plans in images 00003225, 00003226 and 00003232, and the diagram in 00003229. Image 00003232 is a full plan of the fort, and is concerned with details of new drains. Captain Shipley had recently returned to service in Britain from Fort George, Grenada, where he had had been stationed in 1785, and had drawn up plans for improvements to that fortification. Later in life, he was knighted, and became Governor of Grenada.
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Work Type:
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Manuscript map/plan
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Measurement:
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31.4 x 22.9cm (1' 3/8" x 9")
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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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Fort George
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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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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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80980486
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Repro Title:
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Sketch from without the Pier head; Opposite Prince William Henry's Bastion, Fort George, North Britain [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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0043516c.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00003224
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Repro Capture Date:
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14/06/2001 10:31:00
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