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Country code |
GB |
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Repository code |
234 |
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Repository |
National Records of Scotland |
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Reference |
RHP1896 |
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Title |
Plan of the English Channel from the North Foreland to the Scilly Islands and Cape Clear on the south west part of Ireland |
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Dates |
[Late 18th century] |
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Access status |
Open |
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Location |
On site (Sighthill) |
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Description |
'An Exact Trigonomic Survey of the British Channel from the North Foreland to Scilly Islands and Cape Clear on the South West part of the Island'. Author, engraver and publisher unattributed. Sold by Mount & Page, London.
Multiple scales. 857 x 1739 mm. Engraving. Linen backing.
Map of the English channel from Dunkirk to Cape Clear. The coast of the South of England from Suffolk to the South of Wales, and the North East coast of France from Dunkirk to Brest, and the South East coast of Ireland from Wexford to Cape Clear shown with towns named. Pictorial elevations of cathedrals, churches and larger historical houses along the coast. Nautical compass measurements and sand beds shown. Inset maps of: The Isle of White, the River Thames and the Scilly Isles. References given on Isles of Scilly map. |
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Level |
File |
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Extent |
1 plan, folded |
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