Yarmouth: by "Collins, Capt Grenville": Antique Maps

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by:: "Collins, Capt Grenville"
Description:: "Nautical chart. Overall size : 58.9cms x 49.8cms. Image size: 558mm x 442mm. .The Reign of Charles II was interspersed with wars against the Dutch, principally fought on the high seas. It was soon realised that the Dutch navy had access to better sea charts of English waters than the English themselves. Accordingly, in 1681 Charles II commissioned Captain Greenville Collins to make a survey of the cooasts of Great Britain, a task accomplished between 1681 and 1687. During this survey Collins completed 120 manuscript draughts, of which forty-seven were engraved for the Coasting Pilot. The engraving was carried out by some of the leading practitioners of the art, principally John Harris Sr and Herman Moll with James Collins and Nicholas Yeates engraving most of the cartouches..see Wardington Library Sale Catalogue "
Published Date:: 1693-1760
MostlyMaps ID:: 46652
Price :: £150.00

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