Alexander Nimmo's Inverness survey & journal, 1806

By Alexander Nimmo

Subjects: Boundaries, Biography, Cartography, Sources, Scotland, biography, Scotland, history, History, Cartographers

Description: Alexander Nimmo was Rector of Inverness Academy in 1806 when the Commission for Highland Roads and Bridges employed him to survey the boundary of Inverness-shire with the adjacent counties. During his survey Nimmo kept a journal of his 'perambulation'. This book presents a transcription of this journal, along with significant historical commentary.