1. Add MS 56231
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 56231
- Title:
- NAVIGATION CHART OF PORTSMOUTH AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT: 'A draught of Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight', by I. T.; 1739. Scale bar 'Miles belonging to this Chart' shows a scale approximately 1cm = 1 mile. Based on Edmund Halley's chart of the English Channel [1702] and the subsequent Channel chart of Richard Mount and Thomas Page. Possibly an exercise by a navigation student at the Royal Academy at Portsmouth. Purchased 31 Jan. 1970. Paper. Ink and colour wash. 288 x 375mm.
- Scope & Content:
- Portsmouth, Hampshire: Maps and Plans: Navigation: Isle of Wight: I. T: Navigation chart of Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight by I. T.: 1739.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1739
- Extent:
- 1 item