A new and correct chart of the harbour of Corke by the Revd J. Lindsay

Single sheet, engraving, laid on modern backing sheet. Scale [circa1:52,000 (bar)]. Bar scale in English miles. North is at 15 degrees. This is an ungraduated chart of Cork, now Cobh, harbour with two compass radiates. Soundings and shallows are marked. It contains one inset: A continuation of Corke harbour from a smaller scale [circa 1:90,000 (bar)], and one view: From the Old Head of Kinsale to Hawks Rock. The dedication tis o the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.

Object Details

ID: G222:6/28
Collection: Charts and maps
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Lindsay, John; Mount & Page
Places: Cobh
Date made: 1759
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Printed area 41 x 52 cm, on sheet 50 x 63cm.