A Plan of Fort George North Britain [1769] /
Skinner, William,1700-1780.
Rogerson, William M.,active 1808.
cartographic

1808.
This sheet is one of two copies of an apparently missing original, the copies probably being done in the Tower of London Drawing Room, this one by William Rogerson, in 1808. The other copy, at shelfmark MS.16467.Z.02/59c, is a joint effort by David Robinson, who was on the Drawing Room register from 1796 to 1801, and "C. Basset". The plan apparently shows the completed Fort George, Ardersier, with full details of both the military defence features and the domestic buildings. It also shows details of high and low water marks. The chief engineer for the building of Fort George at Ardersier Point was William Skinner.
In top left hand corner: hand printed in ink, in box, title and "References", a list of upper case code letters and the names of the military defence features of the fort to which they refer, on the plan, with a later addition in pencil of "1769".
In bottom left hand corner: hand printed in box, "Explanation", a list of lower case code letters and the names of the buildings of the fort to which they refer, on the plan, with below, handwritten in ink "Copied by Wm. M Rogerson 29th. October 1808".
In top right hand corner: library shelfmark written in ink.
At bottom of plan: hand printed in box, scale statement "Scale 100 Feet to One Inch", with 152.4 mm. scale bar [0]-5-10-20-30-40-50-[0]-100-500 Feet.
In middle of plan: "B.O" with upwards arrow, stamped in red.
National Library of Scotland. War Office Inventory,
Shows Fort George, Ardersier Point, Invernesshire.
Board of Ordnance Plans,
Maps, Military