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Add MS 33233

Record Id:
032-002027394
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-002027394
MDARK:
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LARK:
SLARK:
Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 33233
Title:

VIEWS of fortifications and landscapes, viz :-

1. Scarborough Castle, co. York, from the S. West; xviith cent. f. 1.

2. Kingston-upon-Hull, co. York, by Sir Martin Beckman; 1689. ff. 2-5.

3. Berkeley Castle, co. Glouc. ff. 6, 7.

4. Spithead, from Stokes Bay. f. 8.

5. Moray Firth and Inverness Firth. f. 9.

6. Bombardment of Olonne, La Vendée, France, by Sir Martin Beckman; July, 1696. Drawn by Thomas Coekran. f. 11.

7. Malaga, Spain. f. 12.

8. Fort of St. Philipet, at the entrance of Port Mahon, Minorca. f. 13.

9. Tangier, and the coast line, by Sir Martin Beckman; temp. Chas II. ff. 16-21.

10. Ceuta, from the sea; 1736. f. 22, 11. Portions of the old fortifications of Gibraltar; xviith cent. ff. 23, 24.

12. Views in Newfoundland. ff. 25-33.

13. Hobart Town, Tasmania. f. 40. With some unidentified views. Paper; ff. 45. xviith and xviiith centt. Atlas Folio. Presented by the same.

Scope & Content:

Topography Collections of Drawings: Views of fortifications and landscapes in England and abroad: 17th-18th centt.

Lieutenant-General William Skinner, RE: Collection of plans of fortifications and surveys: ante 1780.

Maps and Plans: Fortifications and surveys collected by Gen. W. Skinner: ante 1780.

Fortification: Plans of fortifications and surveys collected by Gen. W. Skinner: ante 1780.

includes:

  • f. 1 Scarboroagh, Yorkshire: View of the castle: 17th cent.
  • ff. 2-5 Sir Martin Beckman: Views of Kingston-upon-Hull: 1689.
  • ff. 2-5 Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire: Views of, by Sir M. Beckman: 1689.
  • ff. 6, 7 Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire: Views of. (Transferred to Dept. of Prints & Drawings, 26 Nov. 1945): 1676.
  • f. 8 Spithead, Hampshire: View of, from Stokes Bay: 18th cent.
  • f. 9 Moray Frith, Scotland: View of: 18th cent.
  • f. 9 Inverness Firth, Scotland: View of: 18th cent.
  • f. 11 Olonne, La Vendée, France: View of bombardment of, by Sir M. Beckman: 1696.
  • f. 11 Sir Martin Beckman: View of bombardment of Olonne: 1696.
  • f. 11 Thomas Cockran: View of bombardment of Olonne.: 1696.
  • f. 12 Malaga, Spain: View of: 18th cent.
  • f. 13 Port Mahon, Minorca: Plans and view of fortifications of: 1725, 1777.
  • ff. 16-21 Sir Martin Beckman: Views of Tangier and the coast line (transferred to the Dept. of Prints and Drawings in the B.M., October 1932): temp. Chas.II.
  • ff. 16-21 City of Tangier: Views of, and of the coast, by Sir M. Beckman: temp. Chas. II.: Transferred to the Dept. of Prints and Drawings, B.M., Oct. 1932.
  • f. 22 Ceuta, Morocco: View of, from the sea: 1736.
  • ff. 23, 24 Gibraltar: Views of parts of the old fortifications: 17th cent.
  • ff. 25-33 Newfoundland: Views in: 18th cent.
  • f. 40 Hobart, Tasmania: View of: 18th cent.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Additional Manuscripts
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Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-002027394
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Hierarchy:
032-002027394
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
1 item
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1600
End Date:
1799
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Era:
CE
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Custodial History:

War Office: The Secretary of State for War presented: in 1887.

Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Beckman, Martin
Cockran, Thomas, of Add MS 33233
Skinner, William, Lieutenant-General; RE; of Add MS 33231
War Office, 1857-1964
Places:
Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire
Ceuta, Morocco
Firth, Inverness
Gibraltar, Spain
Hobart, Tasmania
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Malaga, Spain
Moray Frith, Scotland
Newfoundland, Canada
Olonne, France
Port Mahon, Minorca
Scarboroagh, Yorkshire
Spithead, Hampshire
Tangier, Morocco