Plans (orthographic projections).
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to drawings, sketches, prints, computer graphics, or works in other media depicting a building or any object viewed from above, geometrically represented as projected on a horizontal plane. The term is particularly used to refer to drawings or other images showing the relative positions of all the parts of a building, or of the parts of any one floor, roof, or other part of a building in horizontal section; it is thus distinguished from vertical sections or elevations. The term can also be used collectively to refer to sets of drawings or other images for a project, including plans per se as well as other drawings, such as sections. For general reference to depictions or photographs showing structures or sites seen from directly above, use ""plan views""For representations of portions of the Earth's surface use ""maps"" or ""plans (maps)"" .
Found in 486 Collections and/or Records:
Papers of Sir Robert Liston, diplomatist.
Fonds
Identifier: MSS.5510-5721A
Scope and Contents
After serving his apprenticeship as Secretary and Chargé d'Affaires at the courts of Munich, Ratisbon, Berlin, Turin and Madrid, Robert Liston was appointed Minister Plenipotentiary at Madrid in 1784.After leaving Madrid he was the British Representative at Stockholm, Constantinople, Washington, The Hague, and again at Constantinople.Within each regional section there are two main categories, official and personal. The first contains documents, with instructions or...
Dates:
1756-1832.
Papers of the Dunbars of Mochrum.
Fonds
Identifier: Dep.282
Dates:
1630, 1791, 1798, 1834-1889, early 20th century.
Papers of the family of Carnegie of Craigo, 15th-20th century, of Joseph Cauvin, Writer to the Signet, 1795-1817, and of John Craigie Halket of Cramond, 1861-1910.
Fonds
Identifier: Dep.267
Dates:
15th century-20th century.
Papers of the family of Scott Plummer of Sunderland Hall.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11136
Dates:
17th century to 20th century.
Park Farm, Carnwath. Plan of steading. Parish of Carnwath., 1883.
Item
Identifier: MS.27794
Park Farm, Carnwath. Plans, elevations and sections of steading. Parish of Carnwath., 1884.
File
Identifier: MS.27793
Photocopied plans of the Scottish Central Library for Students, Fishers Close, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh.
Item
Identifier: Acc.12910
Dates:
1950.
Photocopies of "A Book of Maps of Finlayston Estate", 1770, and plans, 18th century to 19th century, of Ayrshire estates.
File
Identifier: Acc.4229
Dates:
18th century to 19th century.
Photocopy of plans by William H Playfair for the Advocates Library.
File
Identifier: Acc.9631- This accession is kept with FR.136
Dates:
1829.
Photographic copy, undated - Harbour, plan and sections of proposed new works - Rothesay, Bute., [?1920-?1921.]
Item
Identifier: MS.5861 (15)
Dates:
[?1920-?1921.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson, the Edinburgh civil engineers.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson concerning places in Scotland.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with R.
Photographs and silhouettes of members of the Paul family., 1645-1848, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.5147
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.Annotated envelope (folio 1) containing miniature portrait photographs of:
W Paul (folios 2-5);
R Paul Junr (folios 6-7);
unidentified sitters (folios 8-11);
annotated wrapper (folio 12) containing five miniature portrait photographs of the same unidentified sitter (folios 13-17).Annotated paper bag (folio 18) containing a photographic copy of a published portrait of Charles Williamson (folio 19).Silhouette, 1848, of T...
Dates:
1645-1848, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, chiefly 19th century, of the Paul family; including some papers of the family of Erskine of Alva.
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Correspondence and papers of the Paul family.
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Papers concerning the education, careers, activities and interests of the Paul family.
Photographs of plans of a round house designed for Sir Robert Liston by Benjamin Latrobe.
File
Identifier: Acc.7102
Dates:
1800.
Photostat of a plan of Burntisland, with sailing-directions, by John Elphinstone, Master of Elphinstone, Practitioner Engineer, in the British Museum., 1745.
File
Identifier: MS.2975, folios 116-120
Scope and Contents
Accompanied by notes by the donor and Harry R G Inglis on John Elphinstone and his map, to which the date 1745 is given.
Dates:
1745.
Photostat of Admiralty plan - Approach to River - Clyde, River - surveyed by Lieutenant Commander Turner., 1932.
Item
Identifier: MS.5846 (67)
Dates:
1932.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson, the Edinburgh civil engineers.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson concerning places in Scotland.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with C.
Plan, 1847, of the farms of Moat and Ploverhall, based on plan of 1831. Parish of Lasswade. , 1847.
Item
Identifier: MS.27654
Plan, 1851, corrected to 1854, of the Fulwood lime work. Parish of Lanark., 1851.
Item
Identifier: MS.27673
Plan and elevation of arcade and curved wings (possibly single storey addition to Brunstane House)., 18th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.17875
Dates:
18th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Miscellaneous papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Architectural drawings and estate plans of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
Plan and elevations of a new public hall at Minto., 1897.
Item
Identifier: MS.13467
Dates:
1897.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Maps, plans and architectural drawings of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Architectural plans and drawings of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Drainage plans for property owned by the Minto family.
Plan and section of Gowkley Moss Water Supply. Parish of Lasswade., 1899.
File
Identifier: MS.27696
Plan and section of part of the River South Medwin, between Walstonmill and Newholm, and the adjoining bogs under drainage, showing the proposed cut and principal drains. Parishes of Dolphinton and Dunsyre., 1829.
File
Identifier: MS.27647(2)
Plan and section of part of the River South Medwin, between Walstonmill and Newholm, and the adjoining bogs under drainage, showing the proposed cut and principal drains. Parishes of Dolphinton and Dunsyre., 1829.
File
Identifier: MS.27647(1)
Plan drawn by Sir Thomas Bouch, of coal-drops to be erected at Charlestown harbour, Fife, on the North British Railway., 1863.
Item
Identifier: MS.6357
'Plan for the improvement of Hermand', the seat of George Fergusson, afterwards Lord Hermand, surveyed by James Ramsay., 1796.
Item
Identifier: MS.5177
Scope and Contents
2 chains to an inch.
Dates:
1796.
Plan for the improvement of Lee. Parish of Lanark., 1805.
Item
Identifier: MS.27642
Plan of a possible scheme of enclosure for the barony of Woodwrae, in the parish of Aberlemno., 18th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.13423 [Map Library]