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A correct chart of the Baltick or East Sea from ye Sound to Petersburg from the latest and best observations for Mr Tindal's continuation of Mr Rapin's history.
Single sheet. Hand coloured engraving. Scale [circa 1:2,500,000 (lat)]. The borders are graduated for latitude and longitude and the chart contains rhumb lines. There is an inset chart of the harbour of Petersburg, scale [circa 1:600,000].
From the 3rd edition (1743-1747) of Nicolas Tindal's translation of Rapin's History of England, which included a continuation from the revolution to the accession of George II.
From the 3rd edition (1743-1747) of Nicolas Tindal's translation of Rapin's History of England, which included a continuation from the revolution to the accession of George II.
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Object Details
| ID: | G217:1/2 |
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| Collection: | Charts and maps |
| Type: | Chart |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Seale, Richard William; Knapton, John & Paul |
| Places: | Gulf of Finland; Bay of Bothnia |
| Date made: | 1744 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Printed area 38 x 48cm, on sheet 40 x 50 cm. |