Nautical survey in the Bay of Brest by Captain Hurd

Scale: circa 1:45,000. Manuscipt chart of the Bay of Brest. Sight lines in red. North orientated to the left. Ungraduated. Variation. Notes on sighting lines. Wreck of 'Magnificent'. Tracing paper on wood roller. Slight damage at right-hand edge

Object Details

ID: DUC224:2/18
Collection: Charts and maps
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Hurd, Thomas
Vessels: Magnificent (1766)
Date made: 1804
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 138 cm x 76 cm