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Utility of the Atlantic Neptune
Single sheet. Type printed and engraved. Contents Note: The text provides testimonials to the charts' utility for safe navigation and an endorsement by George III. Includes an engraved view of a ship dismasted and in the process of abandonment in heavy seas. There is one example of this illustrated text sheet in the collection. Printed on wove paper.
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Object Details
| ID: | HNS3 |
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| Collection: | Charts and maps |
| Type: | Chart |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet; Bensley, T Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet |
| Date made: | 1781? |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Plate impression 30 x 43.5cm. |