Profil of the flanck proposed to be made at the west end of the new wall at the castle of Edinburgh /
Edwards, Talbot,1687-1719.
cartographic

[ca. 1710]
There is a plan at shelfmark MS.1649.Z.03/58a, which records that Major John O'Brien took exception to Theodore Dury's work as seen on the plan at shefmark MS.1649.Z.03/58b, and that Talbot Edwards, the Second Engineer, was asked to improve on it. That design is at shelfmark MS.1649.Z.03/58c, and this seems to be part of the scheme. This quarrel seems to extend over the works at Stirling and Dumbarton. .
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. Talbot Edwards married William Skinner's older sister, and brought him up after the death of their parents, and presumably passed these plans on to him.
At top of sheet: title, and handwritten note by either Thomas or Monier Skinner "by 'Captain Edwardds' stated on the back", recording the fact that this plan is by Talbot Edwards.
At left hand side: "3" printed on pasted-on label.
At right hand side: list of letters and explanation of features on the plan to which they refer, library shelfmark written in ink, handwritten note "Handed over to Lieut. Monier Skinner R. Engrs. by his father in 1872", "No 3" written in pencil, and "I.G.F." with upwards arrow, stamped in red.
At bottom of sheet: scale bar graded 6-12-18-24-30-36-42-48-54-60-66-72 Feet.
Shows Edinburgh Castle, Scotland.
Board of Ordnance Plans,
Dury, Theodore, active 1670-1742.
O'Brien, John, active 1709.
Skinner, Monier, active 1872.
Skinner, Thomas, 1804-1877.
Skinner, William, 1700-1780.
Edinburgh Castle (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Inspector General of Fortifications.
Maps, Military