Powder Magazine Fort George /
Skinner, William,1700-1780.
cartographic

[between 1748 and 1762]
This sheet shows a plan, elevation and sections of the powder magazine at Fort George, Ardersier. It is undated and unsigned, but the date would have to be between the beginning of work on the fort in 1748 and the end of the work in 1762. The chief engineer for the building of Fort George at Ardersier Point was William Skinner.
At top of sheet: title hand printed in ink.
In top right hand corner: library shelfmark written in ink.
In bottom right hand corner: library shelfmark written in pencil.
At right hand side of sheet: "No 60" written in pencil.
At left hand side of sheet: "B.O" with upwards arrow, stamped in red.
At bottom of sheet: scale statement "Scale, 10 Feet to an Inch", with 152.4 mm. scale bar graded [0]-5-10-15-60.
Has watermarks.
National Library of Scotland. War Office Inventory,
Shows Fort George, Ardersier Point, Invernesshire.
Board of Ordnance Plans,
Maps, Military