This Draught of the town & sea coast about Peterhead commonly call'd Buchan-Ness is dedicated to the inhabitants of said town by William Moir of Invernytie /
Jaffray, John,active 1737-1739.
Cooper, Richard,1696-1764.
[S.l.: s.n.],
1739.
The sheet has two inset panels, as well as the main body of the map. The inset at the top right contains a plan of Peterhead harbour, while the smaller inset at bottom left contains the dedication to the inhabitants of Peterhead by William Moir, and the names of the surveyor and draughtsman, John Jaffray, and the enrgaver of the printing plate, Richard Cooper.
In top right hand corner: in inset, plan of Peterhead harbour, with title and scale statement "By a large Scale of 40 Fathoms in the Inch at five feet per fathom", and 114.3 mm. scale bar graded [0]-[10]-20-180.
At bottom of main inset: scale statement "Scale of Fathoms 5 feet per Fathom", with scale bar graded [0]-[10]-[20]-40-300.
Features include compass rose, garden enclosures, windmill , rocky areas.
Bathymetry shown by soundings.
Cropped and mounted on paper
RSGS and Moir : "The early maps of Scotland",
Held at National Library of Scotland.
Moir, William, active 1739.