Plans of the Environs of Edinburgh & Leith.
cartographic

[17--]
This sheet has the stamp of the Inspector General of Fortifications, rather than the stamp of the Board of Ordnance. It was handed down through his family from William Skinner, who was Chief Engineer for Scotland from 1746, and then of Great Britain, to his death in 1780, and was the architect of Fort George, Ardersier. It eventually came into the hands of his great-great-grandson Major Thomas Skinner (1804-1877), who wote a provenance note on it when he passed it on to his own son, Lieutenant Monier Skinner, in 1872.
Inset in bottom left hand corner: in box, title, scale statement "1000 Yards to an Inch", without scale bar, and small unidentified profile.
In top right hand corner: library shelfmark written in ink and "I.G.F." with upwards arrow, stamped in red.
At right hand side: written in ink "Handed over to Lieut. Monier Skinner R. Engrs. by his father in 1872"
Has watermark.
Shows Edinburgh and Leith, Scotland.
Board of Ordnance Plans,
Maps, Military