Detail View: Charting The Nation: The Town and Water of Montross with the neighbouring Country & Coast from the Red-head to the North-water [mansucript copy] [1 of 1]

Work Record ID: 
0043535
Shelfmark: 
MS.1651.Z.69/01(3)
Holding Institution: 
National Library of Scotland
Title: 
The Town and Water of Montross with the neighbouring Country & Coast from the Red-head to the North-water [mansucript copy]
Creator: 
Anonymous
Creator Role: 
Copyist
Creator: 
Adair, John (b.1660, d.1718)
Creator Role: 
Mapmaker
Date: 
1703-1799
Description: 
This is a manuscript copy of one of the maps from John Adair's atlas 'The Description of the Sea-Coast and Islands of Scotland with Large and Exact Maps for the Use of Seamen', first published by him in Edinburgh in 1688. The other maps in the atlas, and the title page, were also copied in manuscript and are in images 00003242, 00003243, 00003425, 00003246, and 00003260-00003262. There is no certainty as to the origin or purpose of these manuscript copies, which are less detailed than the original printed maps. It is possible that they were drawing and copying exercises for the Tower of London Drawing Room draughtsmen, since they all have the Board of Ordnance stamp. The printed version of this map (image 00000034) is uncoloured, but this has been coloured to indicate natural features and settlement features. It shows the coast of Angus, from Redhead promontory to the North Esk river, including the town of Montrose, which is shaded red, and has the lie of the main streets indicated. It also indicates waterways, hills, sand bars and windmills. Images of the original printed atlas are on this website (images 00000026-35).
Work Type: 
Manuscript map/plan
Measurement: 
28.3 x 37.7cm (11 1/8" x 1' 2 13/16")
Material: 
Paper
Technique: 
Hand coloured
Subject Place: 
Angus
Subject Place: 
Montrose
Subject Place: 
Scotland
Subject Category: 
Board of Ordnance
Subject Category: 
Maps, Manuscript
Subject Category: 
Nautical charts
Related Work Title: 
The Description of the Sea-Coast and Islands of Scotland with Large and Exact Maps for the Use of Seamen; manuscript copy, post 1703; [original by John Adair, Edinburgh 1688 & 1703]
Related Work Notes: 
Host Item
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): 
93634614
Repro Title: 
The Town and Water of Montross with the neighbouring Country & Coast from the Red-head to the North-water [mansucript copy] [1 of 1]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels): 
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number: 
0043535c.tif
Repro Old ID Number: 
00003244
Repro Capture Date: 
15/06/2001 10:37:00