MILFORD HAVEN and the Islands adjacent
Cartographer:
COLLINS, Capt. Greenvile
Title:
MILFORD HAVEN and the Islands adjacent
Stock Code:
3416
Method:
Copper engraving
Colouring:
Later colour
Atlas:
Great Britain Coasting Pilot
Size: (W x H):
56cm x 44cm
22 inches x 17½ inches
Date:
1693
Price:
£250
Chart of the Pembrokeshire coast near to Milford Haven with soundings rhumb lines. Title cartouche at top left surrounded by game birds. 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 margins and centrefold. Very good condition
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