COLLECTION NAME:
              
                  Charting The Nation
                
                
              Record
                          
                      Work Record ID:
                    
                    
                        0043834
                      
                      
                        
                      
                    
                      Shelfmark:
                    
                    
                        RHP22228
                      
                      
                        
                      
                    
                      Holding Institution:
                    
                    
                        National Archives of Scotland
                      
                      
                        
                      
                    
                      Title:
                    
                    
                        Sir John Rutherfurd of the Ilk His Book 1724
                      
                      
                        
                      
                    
                      Creator:
                    
                    
                        Jerdon, Archibald (active 1724)
                      
                      
                        
                      
                    
                      Creator Role:
                    
                    
                        Mapmaker
                      
                      
                        
                      
                    
                      Creator:
                    
                    
                        Rutherfurd, John, Sir (active 1724)
                      
                      
                        
                      
                    
                      Creator Role:
                    
                    
                        Landowner
                      
                      
                        
                      
                    
                      Date:
                    
                    
                        1724
                      
                      
                        
                      
                    
                      Description:
                    
                    
                        This beautifully executed book of hand drawn and hand coloured plans, appears to have had the function of an estate book, as on each page is given the area of the field or part of the grounds which the plan covers, along with details of its burns, springs etc. The final page gives the total acreage for the estate in both English and Scots measuement, and the value of the land if let to tenant farmers. The Content of all the Above Parks Acres 204 Roods 3 Perches 34 [Scottish] Acres 257 Roods 2 Perches 29 [English]'.
                      
                      
                        
                      
                    
                      Work Type:
                    
                    
                        Manuscript map/plan
                      
                      
                        
                      
                    
                      Measurement:
                    
                    
                        19.5 x 33cm (7 11/16" x 1' 1")
                      
                      
                        
                      
                    
                      Material:
                    
                    
                        Paper
                      
                      
                        
                      
                    
                      Technique:
                    
                    
                        Hand coloured
                      
                      
                        
                      
                    
                      Subject Place:
                    
                    
                        Maxton
                      
                      
                        
                      
                    
                      Subject Place:
                    
                    
                        Roxburghshire
                      
                      
                        
                      
                    
                      Subject Place:
                    
                    
                        Scotland
                      
                      
                        
                      
                    
                      Subject Category:
                    
                    
                        Gardens
                      
                      
                        
                      
                    
                      Rights Statement:
                    
                    
                        Courtesy of the Keeper of the Records of Scotland
                      
                      
                        
                      
                    
                      Repro File Type:
                    
                    
                        Derivative JPEG
                      
                      
                        
                      
                    
                      Repro File Size (bytes):
                    
                    
                        86965282
                      
                      
                        
                      
                    
                      Repro Notes:
                    
                    
                        map '15'
                      
                      
                        
                      
                    
                      Repro Title:
                    
                    
                        Sir John Rutherfurd of the Ilk His Book 1724 [18 of 24]
                      
                      
                        
                      
                    
                      Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
                    
                    
                        7072 x 7072
                      
                      
                        
                      
                    
                      Repro ID Number:
                    
                    
                        0043834c-0018.tif
                      
                      
                        
                      
                    
                      Repro Old ID Number:
                    
                    
                        00002166
                      
                      
                        
                      
                    
                      Repro Description:
                    
                    
                        Kow Park [page] 15 [double spread] Compass rose oriented with north at top.
                      
                      
                        
                      
                    
                      Repro Capture Date:
                    
                    
                        02/02/2001 09:52:00
                      
                      
                        
                      
                    Sir John Rutherfurd of the Ilk His Book 1724 [18 of 24]
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