A Plan of an ancient piece of fortification near Perth, lately repair'd by the rebels /
Jones, Jasper Leigh,active 1746.
cartographic

1746.
This sheet shows the seventeenth Cromwellian citadel at Perth, (at the time of the building of the citadel, Perth was called St. Johnston's), shortly after it had been pressed into use by the armies of Prince Charles Edward Stuart. It was drawn by a government army surveyor in February 1746, at which time the Jacobites armies were retreating towards Culloden. Lieutenant Jasper Leigh Jones also drew a map of the Battle of Culloden (at shelfmark MS.1648.Z.03/30b).
In bottom right hand corner: written in brown ink in box, title and "Drawn and Survey'd by Jas. Leigh Jones Feb the 9th 1746/5", with unclear scale bar, and below "Bo:1 Fo: 56" written in red ink.
In top right hand corner: library shelfmark written in ink.
At top of sheet: "B.O" with upwards arrow, stamped in red.
In bottom left hand corner: "14" written in red ink.
At bottom of sheet: written in brown ink "Jas. Leigh Jones", and National Library of Scotland stamp.
Has watermarks and pin holes.
Tabraham Chris. Fortress Scotland and the Jacobites, 1995,
Shows Perth, Scotland.
Board of Ordnance Plans,
Maps, Military