Detail View: Charting The Nation: [Letter from Thomas Blackwell, Marischal College, to Bishop Robert Keith, 15 January 1750] [1 of 2]
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Work Record ID:
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0043955
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Shelfmark:
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CH12/12/939
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Holding Institution:
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National Archives of Scotland
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Title:
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[Letter from Thomas Blackwell, Marischal College, to Bishop Robert Keith, 15 January 1750]
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Creator:
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Gordon, James (b.1615?, d.1686)
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Creator Role:
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Mapmaker
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Creator:
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Blackwell, Thomas (b.1701, d.1757)
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Creator:
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Keith, Robert, Bishop of Fife (b.1681, d.1757)
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Creator Role:
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Recipient
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Date:
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1750
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Description:
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Blackwell, as Principal of Marischal College, thanks Keith for the gift of Robert Gordon's map of Aberdeen (see image no. 00001410), etc. 'The Map is a real Curiosity, & by it's great Exactness, worthy of the well-known Name of it's Maker; ... your Map & Coin are to be laid up in our Repository, with a Ticket annex'd, bearing the Name of the Donor...'.
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Work Type:
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Manuscript text
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Material:
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Paper
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Technique:
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Pen and ink
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Subject Place:
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Aberdeen
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Subject Place:
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Scotland
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Rights Statement:
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Courtesy of the Keeper of the Records 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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65011078
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Repro Title:
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[Letter from Thomas Blackwell, Marischal College, to Bishop Robert Keith, 15 January 1750] [1 of 2]
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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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0043955c.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00002363
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Repro Capture Date:
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28/02/2001 16:26:00
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