A chart of the Downs with the flats of the North and South Forelands from the observations of Joseph Ross, a Pilot belonging to Trinity House.

This chart is bound in Sayer & Bennett's A Complete Channel Pilot, comprehending the English and French coasts, from the Thames Mouth to the Bay of Biscay, including the North Sea, with sailing directions. Copperplate engraving.

Object Details

ID: PBD8506(5)
Collection: Charts and maps
Type: Chart; Bound item
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Sayer, Robert; Bennett, John Ross, Joseph
Date made: 20 October 1779
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall sheet dimensions: 54 cm x 73 cm; Printed area: 52 cm x 70 cm