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FA2001.97:-
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Chart, hand coloured engraving, map of The Solent, including the coast of
Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, scale about 1 to 100000, about 1 1/2 miles to 1
inch, by Captain Greenvile Collins, engraved by J Harris, published in Great
Britain's Coasting Pilot, 1693-1753
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map feature:-
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dedication & coat of arms & compass rose & rhumb lines & up is N
& scale line & coast shaded & coast appearance & harbours &
depth soundings & foreshore & sandbanks & leading lines &
anchorages & castles & sea marks & rivers & ferries &
bridges & hillocks & beacons & salterns & settlements &
fortifications & mills & windmills |
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inscription:- |
printed -on- drape cartouche, upper left
To the Rt. Honble. / EDWARD RUSSELL ADMIRALL / OF THEIR MATIES. FLEET / One
of their Maties. most Honble. Privy / Council and Treasurere of ye Navy &c /
This is most humbly dedicated and / presented by Capt. Greenvile Collins.
-- dedication |
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scale line:-
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6 nautical miles = 106.9 mm |
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dimension:- |
wxh, sheet = 60x51cm |
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wxh, plate = 579x462mm |
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wxh, map = 570x455mm |
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scale = 1 to 100000 ? (1 to 104065 from scale line assuming a sea mile) |
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Map Group -- Collins 1693 -- with Research Notes
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town names:-
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Hampshire
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Hampshire
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map name
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modern name
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Fareham
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Fareham
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Gosport
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Gosport
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Limington
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Lymington
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Portsmouth
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Portsmouth
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Southampton
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Southampton
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| MN: 4.10.2001 |
