Plan of Fort George at Inverness, shewing it's present condition, 1750 [copy] /
Tarrant, Charles,1730-1818.
Burr, G.D.,active 1808.
Skinner, William,1700-1780.
cartographic

1808.
This is a 19th century copy of Charles Tarrant's original 1750 plan (the original having also been signed by William Skinner) which is at shelfmark MS.1646.Z.02/36a. This copy was done by G.D. Burr in 1808. It shows the same detail of the destruction caused to Fort George, Inverness, by the Jacobite army in 1746, when they mined the fort, on their return north, shortly before Culloden. A sheet of sections to accompany the original plan is at shelfmark MS.1646.Z.02/37a, with a copy at shelfmark MS.1646.Z.02/37b.
In bottom right hand corner: hand printed in box, title and "Explanation", a list of code letters and the details of the plan to which they refer, and "Surveyed by Cha. Tarrant".
In top right hand corner: library shelfmark written in pencil.
At bottom of plan: in box, scale statement "Scale 20 Feet to an Inch", with 266.7 mm. scale bar graded 10-5-[0]-10-200 feet.
Above scale statement: "B.O" with upwards arrow, stamped in red.
To left of scale statement: written in ink, "Signed (W. Skinner)".
In bottom left hand corner: written in ink, "Copied by GD Burr 1808".
Tabraham Chris. Fortress Scotland and the Jacobites, 1995,
National Library of Scotland. War Office Inventory,
Shows Fort George, Inverness.
Board of Ordnance Plans,
Maps, Military