Cartographer:
COLLINS, Capt. Greenvile
Title:
THE RIVER AVON from the SEVERN to the CITY of BRISTOLL.
Stock Code:
3406
Method:
Copper engraving
Colouring:
Later colour
Atlas:
Great Britain Coasting Pilot
Size: (W x H):
92cm x 39.5cm
36 inches x 15½ inches
Date:
1693
Price:
£600
Attractive chart, with large illustrated title cartouche at lower centre, with ship above in rocky cleft figures either side of title, dedicatory cartouche at lower left, ships at sea, rhumb lines. North to the lower right of map.Captain Greenvile Collins was an outstanding naval officer who became ‘Hydrographer to the King’ before the Coasting Pilot was published. The Coasting Pilot was the result of the first systematic survey of British coastal waters. It took eight years to complete. The charts are notable for both their accuracy and their charm
Good margins, expert repairs to margins, some marks on sea. Very good condition.