A Plan of Fort Augustus in its present state with a designd fosse & cover'd way /
Skinner, William,1700-1780.
cartographic

1747.
This sheet has three sections. The top part contains a plan of Fort Augustus showing the extent of the damage after the attack by the army of Charles Edward Stuart, in 1746, the middle part contains a profile of a proposed defensive fosse, and the bottom part contains the title and "Explanation. It is William Skinner's initial assessment of the damage to Fort Augustus, and is followed by a plan at shelfmark MS.1647.Z.02/66a (copies at shelfmarks MS.1647.Z.02/66b and MS.1647.Z.02/66c), and a sheet of sections at shelfmark MS.1647.Z.02/70a (copy at shelfmark MS.1647.Z.02/70b), which detail his repairs. There are two copies of this plan, both done in the Tower of London Drawing Room, in 1776, by James Miller, at shelfmarks MS.1647.Z.02/65b and MS.1647.Z.02/65c.
At bottom of sheet: handwritten in ink in box, title, "Explanation", with list of code letters and the features on the sheet to which they refer, and "1747" written in pencil.
At bottom of part containing plan: scale statement "A Scale for the Plan, 40 Feet to An Inch", with 190.5 mm. scale bar, graded [0]-5-10-20-30-40-50-60-70-80-90-100-300.
In middle of part containing plan: "B.O" with upwards arrow, stamped in red.
At bottom of part containing profile: scale statement "A Scale for the Profil 10 Feet to An Inch", with 203.2 mm. scale bar, graded[0]-5-10-20-80.
In bottom right hand corner: library shelfmark written in ink and "Bo. 5. Fo. 59".
In bottom left hand corner: "21)" written in ink.
Has watermarks.
Board of Ordnance. Register of Plans 1700-1800,
Shows Fort Augustus, Invernesshire.
Board of Ordnance Plans,
Maps, Military