French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802)
Maps and prints of naval engagements collected by George III during the decade of war
Map of Aberdeen, 1795 (Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland, UK) 57°08'37"N 02°05'53"W
1795 or laterPen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: 1:18,000 approx. | RCIN 735033.c
The encamped regiments are: 2nd Battalion the 4th Fencibles, 1st Battalion the 8th Fencibles, Perthshire Dragoons.
According to the title page this map is partly copied from a survey made by Captain George Taylor. Taylor (c.1767-d.1841) was a land surveyor who served with the British Army in North America 1779-82. His Plan of the City of Aberdeen. The Old Town & the adjacent Country was surveyed in 1773.
From Plans of the Encampments form'd in North Britain in 1795; see RCIN 735033.
Condition: no fold lines.
George Taylor (c. 1767-1841) (surveyor)
R.R. Campbell (active 1795-1802) (draughtsman)
Subject(s)
Army-GBWatermark: None
Mark, stamped: 1083
Condition: no fold lines
Scale: 1:18,000 approx. Scale bar [on title page:] [91 mm =] 1800 Yards.
25.3 x 37.6 cm (neatline)
30.7 x 41.8 cm (image)
34.9 x 46.5 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
PLAN of ABERDEEN [bottom centre, in simple elongated oval cartouche]
Manuscript title:
Pl: III [top centre, above border]
Annotations:
None
George III catalogue entry:
Scotland Three drawn Plans, with the Disposition of the Encampments formed in North Britain under the command of Lord Adam Gordon: by Lieut. R.R. Campbell. [The same entry appears under the heading Encampments.]
Subject(s)
Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland, UK (57°08'37"N 02°05'53"W)
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3 November 2024
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