An actual survey of the Varne & Ridge; taken by order of John MacBride, Esqr, Rear Admiral of the Blue and Commander in Chief in the Downs &c.

Single sheet. Hand col. engr. Medium: Linen backed. Scale: ca. 1:80 000 (bar). Contents Note: There is a note about the tide. The names of the ships riding on the banks during the survey are listed: Dolphin, Diligent, Prestwood, Nancy, Alligator, Liberty, Britannia, Rattler, Sincerity and Lively.

Object Details

ID: GREN3/5
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Collins, Christopher; Sayer, Robert
Date made: 1793
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: 55 x 73cm.
Parts: The map collection of William Wyndham Grenville, Prime Minister, 1759-1834 (Chart)