Plan of Edinburgh Castle /
Moore, Thomas,active 1719-1734.
cartographic

[possibly 1725 or 1812]
This plan of Edinburgh Castle is unsigned and undated. The original National Library of Scotland accession records for this shelfmark refer to "1 plan and 1 copy" by Thomas Moore, "with references in French". The "copy" is at shelfmark MS.1645.Z.02/3b, was done in the Tower of London Drawing Room in 1774, by Robert Roe, and does have its references in French. However, the original plan with its references in French seems to be missing. So far, the provenance of this English version is unknown, although the War Office Schedule of 1934 refers to a copy done in 1812, which this may possibly be.
It has a complete plan of Edinburgh Castle, with buildings letter-coded and explained, and an artistic depiction of the cliffs on either side of the castle, and within its walls; the upper part of High Street is also shown in plan, but not labelled, as well as the path leading to it, and paths down the cliffs.
Across bottom of plan: title, "Explanation", which gives names to areas coded by letter on the plan, and scale bar.
Scale bar graded 0-50-100-400 feet.
In bottom right hand corner: written in ink "B4F3".
In top right hand corner: library shelfmark written in ink.
In bottom left hand corner: written in ink "(4)".
Written in pencil on "Explanation", "No 3 17".
Stamped in red, in middle of plan "B.O" and upward arrow.
Has watermarks.
War Office, London. Board of Ordnance Drawings,
National Library of Scotland. War Office Inventory,
Shows Edinburgh Castle.
Board of Ordnance Plans,
Edinburgh Castle (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Maps, Military