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Map Collection
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FA1998.295:-
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Map, chart of the Harbour of St Malo and Road of Rance, France, scale about
1.5 miles to 1 inch, published by William Faden, Charing Cross, London,
1793.
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Interest in the french coast would have been increased by the involvement of
Great Britain in the 1st War of the Coalition, against France, from 1793.
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map feature:-
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title cartouche (plain box) & compass rose & scale line & rivers
& relief & depth soundings & hill hachuring & settlements &
roads & fortifications |
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inscription:- |
printed -on- title cartouche
The Harbour of / ST. MALO / and ROAD of RANCE. / ....
-- with scale lines |
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inscription:- |
printed -on- bottom centre
Published by W. Faden, Charing Cross, Octr. 8. 1793.
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scale line:-
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2 miles = 66.9 mm |
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dimension:- |
scale = 1 to 48000 ? (1 to 48112 from scale line assuming modern mile) |
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| MN: 7.1.2002 |