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Plans. Maps.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to maps depicting a relatively small district or region, such as a town or city, drawn on a large scale and with considerable detail. For maps of larger regions, use "topographic maps" or "chorographic maps." For depictions of smaller plots of land, particularly as related to the planning of architecture, use "site plans." For representations of buildings or objects depicted on a horizontal plane, use "plans (orthographic projections)."

Found in 108 Collections and/or Records:

Manuscript volume entitled "The Journey Rout[e] of Her Imperial Majesty from Charcoff thro' the Government of Kursk to Moscow ... By the Governments Geometrician & Land Measurer Basshiloff 1787", consisting of descriptions of the different sections of the route through Kursk with illustrative maps.

 Item
Identifier: MS.19419
Scope and Contents

The title of the main text is on folio 2. It is followed by a 'Short Delineation' (folio 17) and a map (folio 22) of the district. It is presumably a contemporary translation of part of the route of the return journey of Catherine II from her visit to the south and the then recently acquired territories in the Crimea.

Dates: 1787.

Maps originally inserted in Adv.MS.15.1.1: Manuscript of the English text of the 'Atlas Scoticus, or Description of Scotland ancient and modern' by Sir Robert Sibbald., 1595-[Circa 1682].

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.15.1.1a
Scope and Contents List of maps originally inserted in Adv.MS.15.1.1.Folios 6-7. Printed map: ‘Britannicarum insularum typus’ (Abraham Ortelius, 1595).Folios 8-9. Printed map: ‘Insulæ Albion et Hibernia cum minoribus adjacentibus’.Folios 10-11. Printed map: ‘Scotia regnum’.Folios 12-13. Printed map: ‘Scotia regnum cum insulis adjacentibus’ (Robert Gordon of Straloch).Folios 20-21. Printed map: ‘Scotiæ provintiæ inter Taum fluvium et septentrionales...
Dates: 1595-[Circa 1682].

"Memorandum concerning the disposal of Lady Charlotte Erskine's Estate", and other papers., 1785-1786, 1812.

 File
Identifier: MS.3626
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows:

"Memorandum concerning the disposal of Lady Charlotte Erskine's Estate", 1786;

Sketch plan of land in Redgorton parish, 1785;

Copy of a letter of the Honourable Charles M Cathcart, 1812, the original of which is in MS.3610.

Dates: 1785-1786, 1812.

Miscellaneous documents of the Hays of Yester including copies and typescripts., Early 17th century-[mid 20th century], undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.14826
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) 'Ane soverane and precious balm for the healing of all the distempers of all the reformed churches in Christen[dom] especially in thir nationes both in spiritualls & temporalles', early 17th century (folio 1);(ii) Notes, 1659, for the funeral sermon of Mr. Justice John Puleston (folio 3);(iii) A history of Drummond in Strathearn, 17th century (folio 39);(iv) ‘An advice for the educating of youth’, 17th...
Dates: Early 17th century-[mid 20th century], undated.

Miscellaneous reports, maps and other papers concerning various estates and lands in Scotland., 1781-1864.

 File
Identifier: MS.3273
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Report, 1813, by George Brown on damage caused to the lands of Easter and Wester Bonar by the construction of the Bonar bridge and road;(ii) Papers relating to the sale or lease of estates of Letterfourie, Corriedown, and Walkerdales, Banffshire, 1781;(iii) Plan, 1795, of ground in Muirtown, Elgin, leased to the New Thread Company;(iv) Particulars of sale, and abstract of the contents and rental of the lands of...
Dates: 1781-1864.

Papers of the 'office' of Extinction Rebellion (XR) Edinburgh.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.14120/1-3
Scope and Contents

The papers were created for an exhibition by Extinction Rebellion (XR) at Summerhall during the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and represent the group's activities and organised events during 2019 in the form of an ironic 'office'-style map, calendar, and Kanban board.

Dates: 2019.