PLYMOUTH.

Attractive map of Plymouth Sound, with soundings, rhumb lines. Inset map of Salcombe harbour to right centre. Decorated title cartouche at top centre. The Great Britain Coasting Pilot was the result of the first systematic survey of British coastal waters. It took eight years to complete, and was used by the Royal Navy for navigating British waters for many years. The charts are notable for both their accuracy and their charm.Captain Greenvile Collins was an outstanding naval officer who became ‘Hydrographer to the King’ before the Coasting Pilot was published.

Expertly repaired margins, binding hole on centrefold. Very good condition.