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South Coast Harbours 1698
report by Edmund Dummer and Thomas Wiltshaw |
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Inventory Notes -
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HMCMS Map Collection inventory entries
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Survey of the Ports on the South West Coast of England
Report, descriptive text and charts, A Survey of the Ports
on the South West Coast of England from Dover to the
Lands-end, made by Edmund Dummer and Captain Thomas
Wiltshaw, Royal Navy, 1698.
Made together with Captain James Conaway and Captain
William Cruft, Masters of Trinity House at Deptford.
The bound volume has manuscript maps with descriptions of
particular ports and harbours, some towns being shown in
plan. The harbours surveyed, original spellings, are:-
Rye, Pemsey, Cookmere, New-haven, Shoreham, Arundell,
Southampton &c., Bussleton, Beauley, Lymington, Christ Church,
Poole & Purbeck, Weymouth & Melcomb Regis, Exmouth, Dartmouth,
Fowey, Falmouth and Helford.
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A SURVEY of the Ports of the South West Coast of England
from Dover to the Lands-End
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HMCMS:FA1991.24
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Edmund Dummer was appointed Surveyor to the Navy at
Portsmouth, Hampshire, he was officer in charge of
dockyard stores and ship maintenance. In 1698 he initiated a
plan to survey harbours on the south coast, at a time when war
with France, and possible invasion, was a real threat. The
survey was allowed only 2 months for 18 harbours, and
involved Captain Thomas Wiltshaw of the navy and Captains
Conaway and Cruft of Trinity House. Given this short time
the surveying was understandably sketchy. Nine copies of
the report were made:-
- 3 are known in the British Museum - Sloane MS3233
- 3 in the National Maritime Museum
- 1 in the Royal Geographical Society
- 1 in Hampshire CC Museums Service (HMCMS)
- where is the ninth?
A separate plan of Portsmouth and Southampton Water made
by Edmund Dummer, 1698, not included in this survey, is in
the British Museum, King's MS 43 fol.89.
Facing the title page of the HMCMS copy of the report is
a bookplate, a coat of arms and crest with motto:-
DEO DUCENTE
and the engravers mark:-
[Exdriel] Sculpt.
Below the bookplate an owner has pasted a slip cut from a
sale catalogue. The book was lot 824 and assessed as:-
... very neatly drawn, an official manuscript.
In the transcriptions some freedom has been taken with the
layout where strict line-by-line transcription (with space
slash space, / , to denote newline) would make a nonsense.
Note that the letters in the tables of particulars refer
to letters in the charts.
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references:-
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Robinson, A H W: 1962: Marine Cartography in Britain:
Leicester University Press
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Rye
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Map, hand coloured manuscript, The Port of Rye, East Sussex, by Edmund Dummer
and Captain Thomas Wiltshaw, Royal Navy, 1698.
Published in A Survey of the Ports on the South West Coast
of England from Dover to the Lands-end.
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HMCMS:FA1991.24.1 |
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transcript |
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The Port of RYE at low Water |
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a : Part of the Haven right against ye Town now dry at low
Water was 15 & 16 ft. deep within Memory at that
Place.
b : The Haven lyes dry at low Water at this time.
c : The Entrance or Mouth of the Haven. 2 or 3 fam: deep at
low Water
d : Shoale Ground again just wth:out it and so to two Miles
in Length
b,c,d : May be Cable & half in distance & is all
the space yt: ye. small Vessells have to Float in at low
Water
d,e : The length of the Shoale wth:out ye Havens Mouth to
the Barr and reckoned two Miles.
f. : Winchelsea
g. : Ditto Levell
h : Ditto Castle
i. : Sockett
k. : Romsey Marsh
l. : Guildford
m. : Scotch Flatt
n. : Cravens Sluice
o.o. : New Sluice & Wall
p. : Knocks Sluice
q. : Wettersham Levell
r. : Kent Bridge
s. : Island of Oxney
t. : Appledoor Levell
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Pevensey
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Map, hand coloured manuscript, The Haven of Pemsey
ie Pevensey, East Sussex, by Edmund Dummer and Captain
Thomas Wiltshaw, Royal Navy, 1698.
Published in A Survey of the Ports on the South West Coast
of England from Dover to the Lands-end.
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HMCMS:FA1991.24.2
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title:-
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The Haven of Pemsey. and Levell about adjacent to ye Town
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table:-
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a. : Old Outlet
b. : New Shutt
c. : Road to Hastings
d. : Road to Bourne
e. : Pemsey Levell
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Cookmere
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Map, hand coloured manuscript, The Haven of Cookmere
ie Cuckmere River, East Sussex, by Edmund Dummer and
Captain Thomas Wiltshaw, Royal Navy, 1698.
Published in A Survey of the Ports on the South West Coast
of England from Dover to the Lands-end.
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HMCMS:FA1991.24.3
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title:-
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The Haven of Cookmere and Levells between the Hills
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table:-
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a. : Causeway & Bridge
b. : Excet
c. : West Dean
d. : Road to Sleaford
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Newhaven
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Map, hand coloured manuscript, The River of New-Haven
ie Newhaven, River Ouse, East Sussex, by Edmund Dummer
and Captain Thomas Wiltshaw, Royal Navy, 1698.
Published in A Survey of the Ports on the South West Coast
of England from Dover to the Lands-end.
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201x315mm
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HMCMS:FA1991.24.4
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The River of New-haven and Levell between the Hills
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a. : Road to Cokmere
b. : The Sea flowing behind the Shingle sometimes
c. : The Road to Brighthelmstone
d. : The Havens Mouth
e. : The Ancient passage into the Sea
f. : The Soile & Shingle of the Seashoar wherein th.
winds & Sea choak ye: same
g. : A piece of old Wharfing design'd to force the River to
keep its Ancient passage at e but proved inefectuall
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Shoreham
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Map, hand coloured manuscript, The River of Shoreham, ie
River Adur, East Sussex, by Edmund Dummer and Captain
Thomas Wiltshaw, Royal Navy, 1698.
Published in A Survey of the Ports on the South West Coast
of England from Dover to the Lands-end.
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1 to 50000 ? (1 to 44704 from scale line assuming a statute
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HMCMS:FA1991.24.5
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The River of Shoreham & Levell above between ye Hills
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a. : Late Outlett
b. : Southweek
c. : Kingstone
d. : Buckinham
e. : Old Shoreham
f. : Padd
g. : Launching
h. : Bramber
i. : Church Rock
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Arundel
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Map, hand coloured manuscript, The River of Arundell, ie
River Arun, Arundel, East Sussex, by Edmund Dummer and
Captain Thomas Wiltshaw, Royal Navy, 1698.
Published in A Survey of the Ports on the South West Coast
of England from Dover to the Lands-end.
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HMCMS:FA1991.24.6
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The River of Arundell. and Levell about ye. same
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table:-
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a. : Little Hampton
b. : Part of Cuttleworth Church
c. : Cuttleworth Mill
d. : Climpen
e. : Ford
f. : Fowling Place
g. : Priery
h. : Courtweek
i. : Leminster
k. : Warning Camp
l. : Burcam
m. : Road to Shoreham
n. : Road to Chichester
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Southampton
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Map, hand coloured manuscript, The River of Southampton,
ie River Test etc, Southampton Water, Hampshire, by Edmund
Dummer and Captain Thomas Wiltshaw, Royal Navy, 1698.
Published in A Survey of the Ports on the South West Coast
of England from Dover to the Lands-end.
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42x35.5cm
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HMCMS:FA1991.24.7
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The River of Southampton wth: the Scituation of Bussleton
Beauley & Lymington Rivers within the Isle of Wight
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Table of Particulars
Part of the Isle of Wight :
a. : Needles
b. : Yarmouth
c. : Bulmer
d. : Newton Creeke
e. : West Cowes
f. : East Cowes
Main Land of Hampshr. :
g. : Hurst castle
h. : Lymington
i. : Beauley
k. : Leap
l. : Oard
m. : Calshott Castle
n. : Hyth Ferry
o. : Red bridge
p. : Mill Brooke
q. : Southampton
r. : Itching Ferry
s. : Hamble
t. : Bussleton
v. : Titchfield Lake
w. : Hell Head
x. : Middle in Hampton River
y. : Bramble
z. : Middle Grounds
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Bursledon
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Map, hand coloured manuscript, The Busselton River, ie
River Hamble, Hamble and Bursledon, Hampshire, by Edmund
Dummer and Captain Thomas Wiltshaw, Royal Navy, 1698.
Published in A Survey of the Ports on the South West Coast
of England from Dover to the Lands-end.
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HMCMS:FA1991.24.8
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Bussleton River
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table:-
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a. : Salt Panns
b. : Hamble
c. : Bussleton Ferry
d. : Road to Southampton
e. : Road to Portsmouth
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Beaulieu
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Map, hand coloured manuscript, The Beauley River, ie
Beaulieu River, Beaulieu, Hampshire, by Edmund Dummer and
Captain Thomas Wiltshaw, Royal Navy, 1698.
Published in A Survey of the Ports on the South West Coast
of England from Dover to the Lands-end.
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HMCMS:FA1991.24.9
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Beauley. River
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table:-
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a. : Ginns
b. : Road to Lymington
c. : Road to Southampton
d. : Part of the New Forrest
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Lymington
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Map, hand coloured manuscript, Lymington, Lymington
River, Lymington and Pennington, Hampshire, by Edmund Dummer
and Captain Thomas Wiltshaw, Royal Navy, 1698.
Published in A Survey of the Ports on the South West Coast
of England from Dover to the Lands-end.
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HMCMS:FA1991.24.10
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Lymington River East of Hurst Castle within the Isle of Wight
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table:-
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a. : Jack in the Baskett
b. : Salt Panns
c. : Buckland
d. : Road to Beauley
e. : Road to Christ Church
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Christchurch
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Map, hand coloured manuscript, The Christchurch River,
ie River Avon and River Stour, Christchurch, Dorset, by
Edmund Dummer and Captain Thomas Wiltshaw, Royal
Navy, 1698.
Published in A Survey of the Ports on the South West Coast
of England from Dover to the Lands-end.
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HMCMS:FA1991.24.11
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Christ Church River Westward of Hurst Castle wth:out ye. Isle
of Wight
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table:-
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a. : Peer now making
b. : Store-house
c.c. : Two Mills
d. : Blandford River
e. : Salisbury River
f : Road to Lymington
g : Road to Pool
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Poole
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Map, hand coloured manuscript, The Haven and Town of
Poole, Dorset, by Edmund Dummer and Captain Thomas
Wiltshaw, Royal Navy, 1698.
Published in A Survey of the Ports on the South West Coast
of England from Dover to the Lands-end.
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HMCMS:FA1991.24.12
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The Haven & Town of Poole near the Isle of Purbeck
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table:-
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a.a. : Sands under water
b. : Shipps pass over sometimes
c. : Old Corbands
d. : Brownsea Island & Castle
e. : Parkson
f. : Heakford
g. : Ham
h. : Passage
i. : Owar River
k. : Road to Christ Church
l. : Road to Hampshier
m. : Road to Wareham
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Weymouth
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Map, hand coloured manuscript, The Port of Weymouth
and Melcomb Regis, Weymouth and Portland, Dorset, by
Edmund Dummer and Captain Thomas Wiltshaw, Royal
Navy, 1698.
Published in A Survey of the Ports on the South West Coast
of England from Dover to the Lands-end.
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202x315mm
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1 to 35000 ? (1 to 30194 from scale line assuming a statute
mile or 1 to 34786 assuming a sea mile)
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HMCMS:FA1991.24.13
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The Port of Weymouth and Melcomb Regis and part of the Bay
of Portland.
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a. : Melcomb Regis
b. : Barr
c. : Battery
d. : Stones dry at low Water
e. : A Wall
f. : Chief Road
g. : Weymouth Castle
h. : Smamouth passage
i. : Part of Portland
k. : A Steep Stone Beach
l. : Weeke
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Exmouth
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Map, hand coloured manuscript, The River of Exmouth,
Devon, by Edmund Dummer and Captain Thomas Wiltshaw, Royal
Navy, 1698.
Published in A Survey of the Ports on the South West Coast
of England from Dover to the Lands-end.
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1 to 25000 ? (1 to 22259 from scale line assuming a statute
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HMCMS:FA1991.24.14
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title:-
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The River of Exmouth
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table:-
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a. : Sands under water
b. : Exmouth Village
c. : Starr Cross
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Dartmouth
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Map, hand coloured manuscript, The Harbour of
Dartmouth, Devon, by Edmund Dummer and Captain Thomas
Wiltshaw, Royal Navy, 1698.
Published in A Survey of the Ports on the South West Coast
of England from Dover to the Lands-end.
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1 to 40000 ? (1 to 34169 from scale line assuming a statute
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HMCMS:FA1991.24.15
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The Harbour of Dartmouth
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a. : Mew-stone
b. : Combs
c. : Blackstone
d. : Dartmo. Castle
e. : Little Dartmouth
f. : Kings-wear Castle
g. : Old Ruines
h. : Warfleet
i. : Kings-wear
k. : Hughdown
l. : Old Millbay
m. : Anchor Stone
n. : Dittason
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Fowey
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Map, hand coloured manuscript, The Harbour of Fowey,
Cornwall, by Edmund Dummer and Captain Thomas Wiltshaw,
Royal Navy, 1698.
Published in A Survey of the Ports on the South West Coast
of England from Dover to the Lands-end.
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1 to 24000 ? (1 to 20659 from scale line assuming a statute
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HMCMS:FA1991.24.16
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title:-
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The Harbour of Fowey
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table:-
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a. : Comyes dry first 1/4 Ebb
b. : Pudmouth Bay
c. : St. Kath Castle & Ruines
d. : Fowey Castle
e. : Ruines of St. Saviours Chapll.
f. : Pulruan Village & Castle
g. : Pendennick
h. : Fowey Rock
i. : Caffey Mill Pill
k. : Mixto Pill
l. : Wiseman Stone
m. : Pout Pill
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Falmouth
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Map, hand coloured manuscript, The Harbour of
Falmouth, Cornwall, by Edmund Dummer and Captain Thomas
Wiltshaw, Royal Navy, 1698.
Published in A Survey of the Ports on the South West Coast
of England from Dover to the Lands-end.
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HMCMS:FA1991.24.17
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title:-
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The Harbour of Falmouth
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table:-
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a. : Falmouth Rock
b. : Pendennis Castle
c. : Arwanaak
d. : St. Mawes Town Castle
e. : Place
f. : St. Just
g. : Myler Church
h. : Trefusis
i. : Flushing
k. : Gluias and Penreen
l. : Mylor Bridge
m. : Carlew
n. : Strangewich Passage
o. : Peppell
p. : Feock
q. : Kingharryes Passage
r. : Key
s. : Tregothnam
t. : Pencivell
u. : Filley
w. : Poltmask
x. : Falvorne
y. : Turner Ware
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South Coast Harbours 1698
report by Edmund Dummer and Thomas Wiltshaw |
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