[Isles of Scilly]
Single sheet. Coloured manuscript drawn on vellum, mounted on a modern backing sheet. Scale: [1:30,000 (lat)]. The chart has a latitude scale and shows leading and clearing lines and soundings as well as some written sailing directions. St Agnes lighthouse and ships are depicted. The scale bar is decorated with a pair of dividers.
Bayley was despatched by Trinity House in a royal yacht to erect the lighthouse at St Agnes during the summer of 1680. It is presumed the material for this chart was collected at the same time.
Bayley was despatched by Trinity House in a royal yacht to erect the lighthouse at St Agnes during the summer of 1680. It is presumed the material for this chart was collected at the same time.
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Object Details
ID: | G223:2/1 |
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Collection: | Charts and maps |
Type: | Chart |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Bayly, Simon; Thornton, John |
Places: | Isles of Scilly |
Date made: | 1680 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | 71 x 63cm. |