This Chart of KINSALE HARBOUR.

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Cartographer:
COLLINS, Capt. Greenvile
Title:
This Chart of KINSALE HARBOUR.
Stock Code:
3413
Method:
Copper engraving
Colouring:
Later colour
Atlas:
Great Britain Coasting Pilot
Size: (W x H):
57cm x 44.5cm
 
22½ inches x 17½ inches
Date:
1693
Price:
£420

Sea chart of the fortified harbour of Kinsale, County Cork, depth soundings, rhumb lines, decorated cartouche at upper right. 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

Expert repairs to centre fold and lower margin.Very good condition.

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