Detail View: Charting The Nation: The Frith and River of Tay with all the Rocks, Sands, Shoals, &c. [manuscript copy] [1 of 1]
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Work Record ID:
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0043537
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Shelfmark:
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MS.1651.Z.69/01(5)
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Holding Institution:
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National Library of Scotland
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Title:
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The Frith and River of Tay with all the Rocks, Sands, Shoals, &c. [manuscript copy]
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Creator:
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Anonymous
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Creator Role:
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Copyist
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Creator:
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Adair, John (b.1660, d.1718)
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Creator Role:
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Mapmaker
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Date:
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1703-1799
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Description:
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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 00003242-3246, 00003261and 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. This shows the coast of Fife from St. Monans to the entry to the Firth of Tay, and then upriver as far as Scone, and then north and east up the coast of Angus to Redhead promontory. It indicates settlements with symbols of churches or houses, shaded red, prominent estates with houses shaded red, some with their boundaries also shown clearly. It indicates waterways, lighthouses, hills, sandbars and windmills. Images of the original printed atlas are on this website (images 00000026-35).
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Work Type:
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Printed map/plan
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Measurement:
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63 x 41.8cm (2' 13/16" x 1' 4 7/16")
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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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Firth of Tay
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Subject Place:
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Scotland
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Subject Place:
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Tay River
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Subject Category:
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Board of Ordnance
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Subject Category:
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Maps, Manuscript
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Subject Category:
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Nautical charts
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Related Work Title:
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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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Related Work Notes:
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Host Item
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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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91613938
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Repro Title:
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The Frith and River of Tay with all the Rocks, Sands, Shoals, &c. [manuscript copy] [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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0043537c.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00003260
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Repro Capture Date:
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19/06/2001 09:37:00
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