Plan of the fort barrack of Bernera in Glen Elg 1719 /
Bastide, John Henri,active 1718-1759.
cartographic

1719.
This is a 1719 map of the area of Glen Elg bay, where the new barracks at Bernera were being built. As well as the land around Bernera and the settlement of Glenelg, it shows Kyle Rhea and part of the Isle of Skye. There are copies of this map at shelfmarks MS.1647.Z.03/06c and MS.1647.Z.03/06d. The map at shelfmark MS.1647.Z.03/06d is less complete and has mistakes and corrections on it.
In top right hand corner: library shelfmark written in pencil.
At right hand side of sheet: written in ink, title and year, "Explanation", with list of code letters and features on the map to which they refer, and "B.O" with upwards arrow, stamped in red.
In bottom right hand corner: written in ink "B.5. Fo.4", and written in pencil above "written by Mr. [?]"
In middle of sheet: scale bar graded [0]-50-[0]-100-1000 Feet.
Has watermarks.
Tabraham Chris. Fortress Scotland and the Jacobites, 1995,
Board of Ordnance. Register of Plans 1700-1800,
Porter, Whitworth. History of the Corps of Royal Engineers, 1889,
Shows Glen Elg, Scotland.
Board of Ordnance Plans,
Maps, Military