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National Library of Scotland
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The Frith of Forth; From the Entry to the Queen's-ferry, with all the Islands, Rocks, Sands, &c. [manuscript copy]
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The Frith of Forth; From the Entry to the Queen's-ferry, with all the Islands, Rocks, Sands, &c. [manuscript copy]
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Anonymous
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Adair, John (b.1660, d.1718)
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1703-1799
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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, 00003424, 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 is uncoloured, but this has been coloured to indicate natural features and settlement features. It shows the coast of East Lothian, Midlothian and West Lothian, with the entry to the Firth of Forth, from St. Abb's Head to Queensferry, and upriver to Stirling, and from Stirling east and north to Kingsbarns on the coast of Fife. It indicates settlements with symbols of churches or houses, shaded red, and in some of the larger ones shows the main street. Prominent estates are indicated by houses shaded red, the avenues of trees or the boundaries also shown clearly. It indicates waterways, hills, sandbars and windmills. The city of Edinburgh is shaded red, with the main streets of High Street, Canongate and Cowgate indicated, the Nor' Loch shaded green, and the castle and Holyrood Palace clearly drawn and shaded red. The area now known as 'Arthur's Seat' is marked as being fenced off. The port of Leith is entirely circled by walls, and there is a fortification north of the Water of Leith. The palace at Linlithgow is also indicated in red. Images of the original printed atlas are on this website (images 00000026-35).
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94.5 x 43.2cm (3' 1 3/16" x 1' 5")
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Hand coloured
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Forth, Firth of
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Forth, Firth of
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Scotland
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Scotland
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Board of Ordnance
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Maps, Manuscript
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Nautical charts
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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]
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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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© 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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