A stamp on the verso is partially obscured, but appears to read "Wm Sha.. Caulfield ...rone." These words circle a harp and are surmounted by a crown.
Enclosed in a letter to the Marchioness of Abercorn, dated 25 July 1811 (MA 427.49).
Part of a large collection of letters from Sir Walter Scott to Lady Anne Jane Hamilton, Marchioness of Abercorn. Items in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Scale is given as "four chains to an inch." A chain is equal to 20.12 meters.
A hand-coloured manuscript map showing the boundaries, forest and roads of Abbotsford, Sir Walter Scott's 110 acre farm near Melrose. Extensively annotated by Scott with notes about the property and his plans to build a cottage and landscape the grounds.