Alexander Nimmo's Inverness survey & journal, 1806
By: edited by Noël P. Wilkins
Publisher: Royal Irish Academy
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Dublin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781904890744
Subjects: Boundaries; Sources; Cartography; Cartographers; Biography; History
Description: Alexander Nimmo was Rector of Inverness Academy in 1806 when the Commission for Highland Roads and Bridges employed him to survey the boundary of Inverness-shire with the adjacent counties. During his survey Nimmo kept a journal of his 'perambulation'. This book presents a transcription of this journal, along with significant historical commentary.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 174-182) and index.
Table of contents: title: Alexander Nimmo's Inverness survey and journal, 1806: the original manuscript and its transcription / Noël P. Williams; title: Alexander Nimmo: Rector of Inverness Royal Academy / Robert Preece; title: The Scottish Highlands and Ireland in the time of Alexander Nimmo / James Hunter; title: A cartographical perambulation around Alexander Nimmo's Inverness-shire journal / Christopher Fleet; title: On becoming an engineer: Nimmo's survey and his engineering career / Noël P. Wilkins; title: The journal / Alexander Nimmo.