Archer, James, approximately 1632-approximately 1680
Title:
Plan of Scarbrogh Castle & towne / delineated by Capt. James Archer, one of his Matie. of England's Ingeniers.
Alternate Title(s):
Plan of Scarborough Castle & towne
Published / Created:
circa 1680.
Physical Description:
1 map : pen and ink and gray wash ; sheet 85 x 170 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Maps & Atlases (manuscript)
Scale:
Scale appoximately 1:1,800
Notes:
Provenance: From the collection of George Legge, first Baron Dartmouth, 1648-1691 (see Sotheby's sale, March 8-10, 1948). Baron Dartmouth was Master-General of the Ordnance to Charles II and James II. His collection of maps was partly abstracted from Royal map collections, an arrangement described by Pepys in Bodleian Library MS Rawl. A. 171, 17r-20v. See also Skelton and Wallis. The map is numbered "47" in black ink, "vi.47" in graphite.
Subject Terms:
Scarborough Castle (Scarborough, England) | Fortification -- Great Britain. | Bastions -- Great Britain. | Scarborough (England) -- Maps. | Scarborough (England) -- Buildings, structures, etc. | Great Britain -- History, Military -- 1603–1714. | Great Britain -- Defenses.
Form/Genre:
Maps -- England -- Scarborough. | Ink drawings.
Contributors:
Dartmouth, George Legge, Baron, 1648–1691, former owner.