Chart of the coast of Egypt, from Alexandria to the western branch of the Nile; with the Bay of Aboukir shewing the position of the French and English fleets, at the Battle of the Nile, August 1st 1798

Single sheet. Engr. Scale: ca. 1:100 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: North at 225 degrees. Additional Places: Egypt. Contents Note: Inset: Sketch of the Bay of Abou-kir by the Master of the Leander (another copy of this chart stored with it has a piece of paper glued on to obscure this inset), Inset bottom left: enlargement of battle positions. Table of French and English ships, Landmarks depicted and events noted.

Object Details

ID: GREN74A/2
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Arrowsmith, Aaron
Places: Egypt
Date made: 1799
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Printed area 47.5 x 70cm, on sheet 53 x 71cm.
Parts: The map collection of William Wyndham Grenville, Prime Minister, 1759-1834 (Chart)