Ground floor of the palace at Stirling Castle /
Dury, Theodore,active 1670-1742.
cartographic

1710.
The plan is probably by Theodore Dury, as he began work on upgrading Stirling Castle (and Edinburgh Castle and Fort William) at the beginning of July, 1708. It shows a proposed grand staircase for Stirling Castle, a scheme for transferring the chapel to the north end of the Great Hall, and details of the Royal Appartments.
In top margin: title written in ink.
At left side of plan: written in ink "The Royal Appartment in the Palace of Stirling Castle 1709/10 as it is at Present".
In top right hand corner: library shelfmark written in ink.
In bottom right hand corner: library shelfmark written in ink, and in pencil "No.17", with unreadable signature to left.
In middle of plan: stamped in red "B.O" and upwards arrow, with rudimentary scale bar drawn in ink, and graded 10-10-80.
On verso: written in ink "Pallace att Sterling Castle", and in pencil "No 2 part 2 3rd div[?]" and "No 17".
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