A correct chart of the harbours of Chester and Liverpool humbly dedicated and presented to Joseph Taylor Esq. member of ye honourable House of Commons by his most oblig'd servt C.Price 1730

Single sheet, linen backed. Hand coloured engraving. Scale [circa 1:83,000 (bar)].

This is a direct copy of Greenvile Collins' New and exact survey of the River Dee or Chester-Water, which was first published in 1689. Price replaced Collins' main cartouche with a panel of sailing directions, substituted his own title and added two coastal views.

Object Details

ID: G221:4/13
Collection: Charts and maps
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Price, Charles
Places: England
Date made: 1730
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Printed area 48 x 60cm, on sheet 50 x 62cm.