Plan of the Castle of Dunbarton [i.e. Dumbarton]
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.
This sheet is divided into three parts. The larger, upper panel contains a plan of Dumbarton Castle and its situation on the Rock of Dumbarton, but appears top be unfinished as the code letters and their correspomding list of references have not been added. The lower third of the sheet is divided into two panels, both containing views of the castle and rock from the south, across the Firth of Clyde.
At top of upper panel: title hand lettered in ink.
In top right hand corner of sheet: library shelfmark written in ink.
In bottom right hand corner of sheet: library shelfmark written in pencil.
In top left hand corner of upper panel: "References" hand lettered in ink, but with no list of code letters or features.
In bottom left hand corner of upper panel: "I.G.F." with upwards arrow, stamped in red.
At bottom of upper panel: handwritten in ink "Handed over to Lieut. Monier Skinner R. Engrs. by his father in 1872".
Has watermarks.
Shows Dumbarton, Scotland.
Board of Ordnance Plans,
Skinner, Monier, active 1872.
Skinner, Thomas, 1804-1877.
Skinner, William, 1700-1780.
Inspector General of Fortifications.
Dumbarton Castle (Dumbarton, Scotland)
Maps, Military