A prospect of St Peters Port and Castle Cornett in the Island of Guernsey
Bound sheet. Col. ms. Medium: Laid on linen. Physical description Note: Damaged by sea water. Additional Places: Channel Islands.
Administrative / biographical background
From the bound manuscript report of the survey of the defences of the Channel Islands carried out under the direction of George Legge, Lt. General of Ordnance and later Baron Dartmouth. The volume was said to have been with Legge in the 'Gloucester' frigate when she was wrecked off Cromer and to have been found by a fisherman on the coast. The volume contains several of these perspective views, supplementing the locational information in the charts and plans.
Administrative / biographical background
From the bound manuscript report of the survey of the defences of the Channel Islands carried out under the direction of George Legge, Lt. General of Ordnance and later Baron Dartmouth. The volume was said to have been with Legge in the 'Gloucester' frigate when she was wrecked off Cromer and to have been found by a fisherman on the coast. The volume contains several of these perspective views, supplementing the locational information in the charts and plans.
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Record Details
Item reference: | P/48(31); MS 9970 |
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Level: | PART |
Extent: | Drawing area 48 x 103.5cm, on sheet 50.5 x 104.5cm |
Date made: | 1680 |
Creator: | Phillips, Thomas |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- A draught of the rocks, marks, banks and soundings in Guernsey road (Chart) (P/48(29))
- A ground platt of Castle Cornett and the towne of Guernsey with all the rocks & soundings on the Inner Banck (Chart) (P/48(30))
- A prospect of St Peters Port and Castle Cornett in the Island of Guernsey (Chart) (P/48(31))
- The ground platt and prospect of Rokaine Castle (Chart) (P/48(58))
- A ground platt of the Vale (Chart) (P/48(60))
- The Island of Guernsey (Chart) (P/48(67))
- The Island of Sarck (Chart) (P/48(72))
- The islands of Garnsey and Jersey by Tho. Phillips an. 1680 (Chart) (P/48(73))
- A prospect of Mount Arguile (Chart) (P/48(85))
- The Island of Jersey (Chart) (P/48(92))
- A draught of the south part of England and the north of France (Chart) (P/48(97))
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