A new and correct chart of the Channel between England and France with considerable improvements not extant in any draughts hitherto publish’d shewing the sands, shoals, depths of water and anchorage, with ye flowing of the tydes, and setting of the current; as observed by the learned Dr. // A correct draught of Plymouth Sound, Cattwater and Ham Owse // A new draught of the Isle of Wight. Decorative antique eighteenth century copperplate nautical sea chart, printed on thick paper. Two sheets conjoined, 1723. Title of map:’A new and correct chart of the Channel between England and France with considerable improvements not extant in any draughts hitherto publish’d shewing the sands, shoals, depths of water and anchorage, with ye flowing of the tydes, and setting of the current; as observed by the learned Dr. A large, highly decorative and detailed sea chart of the English Channel, and the other coasts of the southern part of Great Britain incuding the Thames Estuary, East Anglia, South Wales & Cardigan Bay, plus south east Ireland. Inset are detailed charts of Plymouth Sounds and the Isle of Wight. IMAGE SIZE: Approx 64.0 x 103.0cm, 25.25 x 40.5 inches (Large); Please note that this is a folding map. ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Captain Greenvile (or Greenville) Collins. Collins was an officer of the Royal Navy and prominent hydrographer, who was commissioned by King Charles II in 1676 and appointed by Samuel Pepys (then Secretary to the Admiralty), to chart the coasts of Great Britain. The resulting atlas – Great Britain’s Coasting Pilot – was the first original sea atlas to be produced by an Englishman. Prior to publication of these maps, nautical charts were often defective, and there was no centralised system for collecting and disseminating the better maps made by experienced seamen. In 1681, Collins gained the king’s preferment to survey the country’s coasts. The Admiralty supplied Collins with the 8-gun yacht HMS Merlin for the first two years and later the yacht HMS Monmouth until 1686. His work was carried out under the supervision of Trinity House, who also supported the project financially. Samuel Pepys insisted that Collins be made a younger brother of Trinity House. Collins spent seven years on the survey, the first edition of which was published in 1693, as “Great Britain’s Coasting Pilot”. The charts, while not completely accurate, were an enormous advance on anything before them, entitling Collins to rank as not only one of the earliest, but also among the best of English hydrographers. Twenty-one further editions were published during the eighteenth century. PROVENANCE: Great Britain’s Coasting Pilot: being a new and exact survey of the sea-coast of England and Scotland from the river of Thames to the westward and northward; with the islands of Scilly and from thence to Carlisle; likewise the islands of Orkney and Shetland, describing all the harbours, rivers, bays, roads, rocks, sands, buoys, beacons, sea-marks, depths of water, latitude, bearings and distances from place to place. With directions for coming into the Channel between England and France. , by Captain Greenville Collins, Hydrographer in ordinary to the King’s most Excellent Majesty. London: printed for Thomas Page, William & Fisher Mount, on Tower-Hill, MDCCXXIII [Great Britain's Coasting Pilot]. TYPE: Decorative antique eighteenth century copperplate nautical sea chart, printed on thick paper. VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain. CONDITION: Good; suitable for framing. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not obtrusive unless otherwise stated. AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic historic print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy. The term’original’ when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique. Print’ means any image created by applying an inked block to paper or card under pressure by any method including wood engraving, steel engraving, copperplate, wood cut and lithography. REMARKS: FRANCE: Gravures et Cartes anciennes. DEUTSCHLAND: Alte Lankarten und Stadt ansichten. ITALIA: Stampe e Mappe antiche. ESPAÑA: Mapas antiquos y impresiones antiguas. English law shall apply. This item is in the category “Art\Art Prints”. The seller is “richben1066″ and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Source (Media Type): Book
- Size: Approx 64.0 x 103.0cm, 25.25 x 40.5 inches
- Item condition: Good- please read full description below
- Verso: There is nothing on the reverse, which is plain
- Provenance/Origin: Please scroll down – see detail below
- Original/Reproduction: Original (defined below-doesn’t imply uniqueness)
- Date Printed: 1723
- Type: Map
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