A Plan of Fort George : shewing the state of the work's 30 Sepr. 1756 /
Skinner, William,1700-1780.
cartographic

1756.
This plan shows the state of the work at Fort George, Ardersier, by 30 September 1756. While William Skinner was the chief engineer for this whole project, the provenance of this particular unsigned sheet remains uncertain. According to a note pencilled on it a later date, it was "Recd of Mr Bogdani 23 May 1763". It is not listed in the "Board of Ordnance Register of Plans 1700-1800", nor in the 1934 War Office Schedule, but only in the National Library of Scotland Accession Inventory. It is accompanied by a sheet of sections at shelfmark MS.1646.Z.02/51b, but whether that sheet orignally accompanied this one, and whether these sheets are originals or copies, is unclear.
In top left hand corner: in box, hand printed in ink, title, date and "Explanation", with code letters and names of features on plan to which they refer.
In bottom left hand corner: in box, scale statement "Scale of 100 feet to an Inch", with 177.8 mm. scale bar, graded [0]-50-[0]-100-600 feet, and below, written in ink "(57)".
In top right hand corner: library shelfmark written in ink.
In bottom right hand corner: written ink "B5 F76".
Along bottom border: note written in pencil, presumably at a later date, "[copied from back] Plan & sections of Ft. George, on Arderseer Point, Recd of Mr Bogdani 23 May 1763".
In middle of plan: "B.O" with upwards arrow, stamped in red.
Has watermarks.
National Library of Scotland. War Office Inventory,
Shows Fort George, on Ardersier Point, Invernesshire.
Board of Ordnance Plans,
Maps, Military