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Chart of the entrance of the West Scheldt surveyed in 1794, by George Thompson Master in the Royal Navy.
Single sheet. Engraving. Scale [circa1:45,000 (bar)]. Borders graduated for latitude and longitude from the meridian of Greenwich. Sandbanks and soundings are shown and fortifications at Flushing and Middleburg are marked. Contains an explanation of symbols.
The chart was heavily annotated by its owner, Captain Nicholas Tomlinson, who sent the Admiralty a plan for attacking the French fleet there - see G218:4/19.
The chart was heavily annotated by its owner, Captain Nicholas Tomlinson, who sent the Admiralty a plan for attacking the French fleet there - see G218:4/19.
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Object Details
| ID: | G218:4/18 |
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| Collection: | Charts and maps |
| Type: | Chart |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Dalrymple, Alexander; United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) |
| Date made: | 1801 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Printed area 48.5 x 64.5cm, on sheet 52 x 69cm. |
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