[Portsmouth]

Bound sheet. Col. ms. Medium: Laid on linen. Cartographic Note: North at 180 degrees. No scale. Contents Note: Shows progress on remodelling the fortifications.
From a volume of maps and plans of Portsmouth compiled by George Legge, Lieutenant General of Portsmouth (later Baron Dartmouth).

Administrative / biographical background
De Gomme had begun remodelling the defences of Portsmouth in 1665 and carried out more work there, particularly around the dockyard and at Southsea, in the 1670s.

Record Details

Item reference: P/42(1); MS 1948-9842
Level: PART
Date made: circa 1678
Creator: Gomme, Bernard de
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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