A Plan of Fort George North Britain : shewing how far executed 1753 /
Skinner, William,1700-1780.
Tarrant, Charles,1730-1818.
cartographic

1753.
This is a plan of Fort George, Ardersier, produced in 1753 to show how far building works had progressed. It is accompanied by the sheet of sections at shelfmark MS.1646.Z.02/48c. There is also an unfinished copy at shelfmark MS.1646.Z.02/48b, which has no indication of when it was produced, and no signature.
In top left hand corner: cartouche in form of notice pinned to board containing title, date, "Drawn by Chas. Tarrant", and "Explanation"  listing the code letters on the plan, and the features to which they refer.
In bottom left hand corner: written in ink "(13)".
At bottom of plan: scale statement reading "Scale 100 Feet to an Inch", with 177.8 mm. scale bar graded [0]-50-[0]-600 Feet.
In bottom right hand corner: written in ink "Deliverd by W. Skinner", "Reced with Mr. Skinner's Letter of 4 Decr. 1753", and "B.5.F.72".
In top right hand corner: library shelfmark written in ink.
In middle of plan: "B.O" with upwards arrow, stamped in red.
Has watermarks.
Shows Fort George, Ardersier, Invernesshire.
Board of Ordnance Plans,
Maps, Military