A draught of the sands, channels, buoyes, beacons and sea-marks upon the coast of England: from the Southforeland to Orfordness. Discovered by Capt. Gilbert Crane, and Capt. Tho: Browne, Elder Bretheren of ye Trinity House. The sea coast surveighed by Jonas Moor, Esquire, & published by the special license and aprobation of his Royal Highness the Duke of York.

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A draught of the sands, channels, buoyes, beacons and sea-marks upon the coast of England: from the Southforeland to Orfordness. Discovered by Capt. Gilbert Crane, and Capt. Tho: Browne, Elder Bretheren of ye Trinity House. The sea coast surveighed by Jonas Moor, Esquire, & published by the special license and aprobation of his Royal Highness the Duke of York.

Bound sheet. Hand col engr. Scale: [ca. 1:250 000 (bar)]. Cartographic Note: North at 90 degrees. Borders graduated for latitude. Bar scales in English miles. Contents Note: Contains an inset of the River Thames, N at 180 degrees, scale ca.1:150 000 (bar). Contains a list of names of the sands and shoals. The title cartouche incorporates cherubs with surveying instruments and the arms of the Duke of York. Decoration also includes the arms of Trinity House. A chart from 'Atlas Maritimus', or the Sea Atlas; being a book of maritime charts.

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Object Details

ID:	PBE6862(4)
Type:	Chart
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Seller, John; Lamb, Francis Darby, John
Date made:	1675
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Printed area 43.5 x 54 cm, on sheet 45 x 55.5cm.