Plan, elevation and section of a design for a barrack for 270 men : to be built in Edinburgh Castle, 1750 /
Skinner, William,1700-1780.
Tarrant, Charles,1730-1818.
cartographic

1750.
A sheet in two equal sections. On the right hand section, a plan, elevation and section of a design for a barracks for 270 men, to be built in Edinburgh Castle. On the left hand section, a plan of the arsenal. The original War Office records note that this design was not adopted. There is an exact copy of this plan at shelfmark MS.1645.Z.02/12b, which has not been signed by the copyist.
In middle of right hand section of sheet: lettered in ink, "Plan Elevation and Section of a Design for a Barrack for 270 Men to be Built in Edinburgh Castle 1750".
To left of title: stamped in red "B.O", with upwards arrow.
In bottom right hand corner: "W Skinner" written in ink.
In top right hand corner: library shelfmark, possibly written in pencil.
At bottom of sheet: scale statement reading, "Scale to the Plans etc.", and scale bar graded [0]-100 feet.
In middle of left hand section of sheet: lettered in ink, "Plan of the Arsenal, shown in Red, with a Design for the Barracks in Yellow".
In bottom left hand corner: written in ink, "Drawn by Charles Tarrant".
On left hand section of sheet: written in ink, explanation of code letters used on the plan, and the features to which they refer.
Has watermarks.
Shows Edinburgh Castle.
Board of Ordnance Plans,
Edinburgh Castle (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Maps, Military