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COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0043539
Shelfmark:
MS.1651.Z.69/01(7)
Holding Institution:
National Library of Scotland
Title:
The Coast of Scotland from the Red-head to Aberdeen [manuscript 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 00003242-3246, 00003260 and 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 coasts of Angus and Aberdeenshire, from Redhead promontory to Aberdeen. It indicates settlements and prominent estates with symbols of churches or houses, shaded red. It also indicates waterways, hills, sandbars and windmills. The towns of Montrose, Aberdeen and Old Aberdeen are shaded red, with the main buildings indicated. Images of the original printed atlas are on this website (images 00000026-35). The printed original of the title page is image 00000035.
Work Type:
Printed map/plan
Measurement:
37 x 52.1cm (1' 2 9/16" x 1' 8 1/2")
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Hand coloured
Subject Place:
Aberdeen
Subject Place:
Aberdeenshire
Subject Place:
Angus
Subject Place:
Montrose
Subject Place:
Old Aberdeen
Subject Place:
Scotland
Subject Category:
Board of Ordnance
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):
65501078
Repro Title:
The Coast of Scotland from the Red-head to Aberdeen [manuscript copy] [1 of 1]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
0043539c.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00003262
Repro Capture Date:
19/06/2001 10:16:00

The Coast of Scotland from the Red-head to Aberdeen [manuscript copy] [1 of 1]

The Coast of Scotland from the Red-head to Aberdeen [manuscript copy] [1 of 1]