Medwaye Water and part of the Thames No.24 Shernes

Single sheet. Coloured manuscript, on paper. The sheet has been close cropped, partly inside the border. Scale [circa 1:70,000]. The chart lacks a scale bar, orientation and soundings. It contains sketches of Upnor and Chatham beacons, Rochester bridge and marks Sheerness and conspicuous buildings. It is decorated with fish, boats and a ship.

Object Details

ID: G218:8/2
Collection: Charts and maps
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Anonymous
Places: River Medway; Sheerness
Date made: circa 1590
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 40 x 30cm.
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