Detail View: Charting The Nation: The Firth of Murry [19th century ms copy] [1 of 1]

Work Record ID: 
0043845
Shelfmark: 
RHP14652
Holding Institution: 
National Archives of Scotland
Title: 
The Firth of Murry [19th century ms copy]
Creator: 
Anonymous
Creator Role: 
Copyist
Creator: 
Collins, Greenvile (active 1669-1698)
Creator Role: 
Mapmaker
Creator: 
Moll, Herman (b.1654?, d.1732)
Creator Role: 
Associated Person
Date: 
1800-1899
Description: 
This 19th century manuscript chart is a copy of a chart which appeared in Capt. Greenvile (Grenville) Collins's book of charts 'Great Britain's Coasting Pilot' (London: Richard Mount, 1693). Collins began a survey of the coasts of England and the east coast of Scotland in 1681, at the direction of Charles II and the Admiralty, which took him seven years. The charts were first published separately, as they were completed. This chart covers the coast of the Moray Firth from the mouth of the Findhorn river eastwards to what is now Covesea, also taking in the fishing port of Findhorn and the then uninhabited Burghead. It marks the depths of the sea in fathoms both in the coastal areas and further out. A structure at 'Cousey Point' (Covesea) may be a beacon or early lighthouse. The printed original of this is on image 00000533.
Work Type: 
Manuscript map/plan
Measurement: 
22.2 x 28.7cm (8 3/4 x 11 5/16")
Material: 
Paper
Technique: 
Hand coloured
Subject Place: 
Burghead
Subject Place: 
Covesea
Subject Place: 
Findhorn River
Subject Place: 
Scotland
Subject Category: 
Nautical charts
Reference: 
Moir, D.G., Early Maps of Scotland to 1800, v.2, Edinburgh, 1983, p.10
Rights Statement: 
Courtesy of the Keeper of the Records of Scotland
Repro File Type: 
Cropped Tiff
Repro File Size (bytes): 
73287948
Repro Title: 
The Firth of Murry [19th century ms copy] [1 of 1]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels): 
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number: 
0043845c.tif
Repro Old ID Number: 
00002141
Repro Capture Date: 
31/01/2001