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Manuscript maps. Maps.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Originals of compiled maps, drawn but not printed; loosely, any map drawn by hand.

Found in 104 Collections and/or Records:

Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with C., 19th century-1936.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.5846 (1)-(145)
Scope and Contents From the Series:

A group of about 2500 plans, chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson. Their business was concerned chiefly with sea-works, lighthouses, harbours, canals and river courses, and the plans reflect this interest, although there are some items relating to railways and bridges.

Dates: 19th century-1936.

Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with F., 19th century-mid 20th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.5850 (1)-(88)
Scope and Contents From the Series:

A group of about 2500 plans, chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson. Their business was concerned chiefly with sea-works, lighthouses, harbours, canals and river courses, and the plans reflect this interest, although there are some items relating to railways and bridges.

Dates: 19th century-mid 20th century.

Printed and other miscellaneous material, chiefly relating to military matters., 1834-1863, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.2877, (i)-(xix), (xxi)
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) ‘Proclamation for a Tournament’, held at Corfu, 1834, in Greek, English, and Italian.(ii) Proclamation relating to the Rebecca Riots in Brecon, 1843.(iii) ‘Rules and Regulations to be observed on the occupation of cells of approved construction’, issued by the Adjutant-General, November 1844.(iv) ‘Exercise with Heavy Shot, as a means of enforcing a sentence of hard labour’, undated.Numbers (iii) and...
Dates: 1834-1863, undated.

Seven copies of a map of area Thomar-Coimbre-River Mondego-Castello Branco., 1811.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.10.1(31A)-(31G)
Scope and Contents From the Series: Some of the maps were acquired by General Sir George Murrary during his active service, others later for historical purposes. They are arranged as follows: Peninsula (numbers 1-88); France (numbers 89-95); uncertain locality (numbers 95-96); Canada (numbers 97-106); Flanders (numbers 107-133); various military actions, 1761-1846, and undated, especially those of 1813 (numbers 134-164). A list has been placed at the front of each volume; only the manuscript items have...
Dates: 1811.

Sketch by Colonel Mikailovitch, commander of the artillery of the Second Serbian Army, illustrating the disposition of guns and troops for an attack on the Bulgarian front.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.19.1.30
Scope and Contents

The attack took place at 0535 on 15 September 1918 and was the first break-through on the Bulgarian front.

The sketch was made for the information of the 4.7 inch gun section of the 84th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, British Army.

Dates: 12 September 1918.

"Sketch Map of the Russian Advance on Khiva" of Lonsdale and Hale.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.10747
Scope and Contents

Records the route taken by the reconnoitring expedition sent by the Russian government December 1872 to Khiva, which was taken in June 1873.

Measures circa 20.5 inches by 20.5 inches, scale: 1 inch to circa 60 miles.

Dates: 1873.

Sketchbook of Horatio Seftenberg Ross of sporting scenes in Scotland and England and maps of Highland sporting estates. With a journal of a tour in North America with his father, Horatio Ross, 1847-1850, undated

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13765/2
Scope and Contents

The numerous pen and ink and watercolour drawings include shooting, fishing, deer-stalking, sailing, Highland Games, horse-racing, boxing, military, smuggling and an Edinburgh street scenes. With maps of the Gledfield and Craigdarroch estates and There are also watercolour drawings of The Hibernian on which the author and his father crossed the Atlantic on their visit to North America

Dates: 1847-1850, undated

Small miscellany of papers acquired by General Sir George Murray at different times before he went to Spain, consisting of letters and reports (with a few sketch-maps) describing various battles and campaigns, and concerning army enlistment and recruitment., 1801-1807, and undated.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.1.21
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of letters, orders, reports, and maps relating to Murray’s military career, to his official and diplomatic duties and to his literary activities. It is arranged in nearly chronological order illustrating the various periods of his career.

Dates: 1801-1807, and undated.

The East Part of Fife, by John Adair., 1684.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.70.2.11(7)
Scope and Contents

Scale statements read "four [common miles]" 4 = 151 mm. ; "six thousand passus" 6 = 151 mm. Relief shown pictorially. Features include compass rose; estates and settlements; trees; ships; lochs, rivers and tributaries; anchorages; rocky areas. Mounted on cotton. Has gridlines.

Dates: 1684.

The hydrographicall mappe of Forth from the entry to ye Quensferry, by John Adair., Circa 1682.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.70.2.11(4)
Scope and Contents

Scale statements read "... millearia Italia" 12 = 158 mm. ; "octo millearia communia" 8 = 158 mm. Relief shown pictorially. Bathymetry shown by soundings. Features include compass rose; estates and settlements; ships. Mounted on cotton. Has gridlines.

Dates: Circa 1682.

The Mappe of Straithern, Stormont, [and] Cars of Gaurie, with the rivers Tay [and] Ern, by John Adair., Circa 1682.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.70.2.11(2)
Scope and Contents

Scale statements read "milliaria communia" 8 = 151 mm. ; "12 milliaria ... 12000 passus " 12 = 152 mm. Relief shown pictorially. Features include compass rose ; trees ; estates and settlements ; lochs, rivers and tributaries ; ship. Mounted on cotton, Has watermarks.

Dates: Circa 1682.

The Sherifdome of Etrik Forest, by John Adair., Circa 1682.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.70.2.11(12)
Scope and Contents

Scale statement reads "8 common myls" 8 = 183 mm. Relief shown pictorially. Features include trees; settlements; lochs rivers and tributaries; bridges. Mounted on paper. Has gridlines.

Dates: Circa 1682.

Tracing, over two sheets, from a map of the roads from Montreal to Lake Ontario., Circa 1813.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.10.2(101)-(102)
Scope and Contents

"Tracing from a survey by the Surveyor General". "This plan being more particularly intended to exhibit water communication the Caucassian [?] roads are not laid down."

Dates: Circa 1813.