Detail View: Charting The Nation: Plan of Alloa The Seat of The Lord Mar etc. In The Shire of Clackmanan In Scotland 20 milles from Edinbrugh & 4 From Stirling [1 of 2]
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Work Record ID:
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0044119
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Shelfmark:
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RHP 13258
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Holding Institution:
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National Archives of Scotland
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Title:
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Plan of Alloa The Seat of The Lord Mar etc. In The Shire of Clackmanan In Scotland 20 milles from Edinbrugh & 4 From Stirling
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Creator:
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Erskine, John, Earl of Mar (b.1675, d.1732)
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Creator Role:
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Landowner
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Date:
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1722-1730
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Description:
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This map shows the lands and house of John Erskine, Earl of Mar. It is part of a book of plans, and was drawn by Mar himself, who had extensive plans for remodelling not only his house and estate, but also the town of Alloa. He spent the last years of his exile in France, after the failure of the 1715 Stuart Rising, drawing up these plans. The 'Explanation' in the top left hand corner indicates not only the usual features of the estate such as 'the Hous', 'Kitchin & Fruit Garden' and 'Orchard', they also list the 'walks' and their vistas in detail, such as 'walks pointing on Elphington house, 2 milles distance', 'walk pointing on Stirling Bridge 4 milles distance', 'walk on Alloa, Ferry', 'walk, on Carnock 3 mills distance', 'visto, on Stirling Castle & Clackmanan house'. These features were becoming very important to landowners in the eighteenth century. It also shows the town of Alloa, with its harbour 'Capable to receive a Shipe of 300 Tons', the village of Parkmill, and the 'Coalpitt & waterwork of Clackmanan'. There are vignettes of sailing ships on the river and in the harbour. Notations on the map record plans to buy land from neighbouring estates and the agricultural use of land. Notes in the 'Explanation' box and notes on the map record hydro-engineering features such as 'A wett & Dry Dock for Ships wt. two Slouses One for the fresh water & the other for the Salt', the water being drained from the coalmine, 'Hilton loch, to be a reservour for water', and more usual features as 'Ponds of running water for ffowl & ffish', and the mill dams. Also noted are old and new roads and streets, and 'the Road to Clackmanan & Edenbrugh'. Two other notes record 'A Bolwinggreen surrounded on three sides wt. woodwork' and 'To be sheep pature and goff field'.
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Work Type:
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Manuscript map/plan
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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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Alloa
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Subject Place:
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Alloa House
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Subject Place:
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Clackmannan House
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Subject Place:
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Clackmannanshire
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Subject Place:
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Forth River
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Subject Place:
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Parkmill House
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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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81243250
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Repro Title:
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Plan of Alloa The Seat of The Lord Mar etc. In The Shire of Clackmanan In Scotland 20 milles from Edinbrugh & 4 From Stirling [1 of 2]
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Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
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4991 x 5951
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Repro ID Number:
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0044119c.tif
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Repro Old ID Number:
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00002375
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Repro Description:
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Same plan as that on 00002376, with the flap closed.
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Repro Capture Date:
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05/03/2001 10:02:00
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