A Plan of part of Edinburgh Castle /
White,Mr.active 1735.
cartographic

[1735]
Plan of proposed new walls to be built at Edinburgh Castle, comprising a ground plan of part of the castle, with detailed drawings of the walls and realistic depiction of the cliffs. It is undated and unsigned, but the original National Library of Scotland accession records assign it to 'Mr. White', 1735. The original War Office records mention an earlier plan dated 1722.
In top left hand corner: written in ink, in a scroll, title, "Explanation" with code numbers from plan and areas to which they refer, and an extra note of explanation of the military value of the plans.
Also in top left hand corner: library shelfmark written in ink, outside the scroll.
To right of scroll: "B.O" stamped in red, with an upwards arrow.
In bottom left hand corner: written in ink "B.4.F.5".
In bottom right hand corner: 2 scale bars and 2 scale statements, and "(6)", with another unreadable reference code, all written in ink.
Scale statements read, "A Scale of feet for the Plan", with a scale bar graded [0]-150, and "A Scale of feet for the Profile", with a scale bar graded [0]-90.
Two sets of notes are written in ink beside the detailed drawings of the walls.
Has watermarks.
War Office, London. Board of Ordnance Drawings,
National Library of Scotland. War Office Inventory,
Shows Edinburgh Castle.
Board of Ordnance Plans,
Edinburgh Castle (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Maps, Military