1. Add MS 44839
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 44839
- Title:
- Chart of the Thames estuary drawn by Robert Adams, showing existing and proposed defences on the Thames, against the Spanish Armada
- Scope & Content:
- A pictorial chart of the Thames estuary, drawn in pen-and-ink with coloured wash, in 1588 by Robert Adams (b. 1540, d. 1595), architect and surveyor of buildings for Queen Elizabeth I (r. 1558-1603), and endorsed across the end, in a contemporary hand, 'Thamesis Descriptio'. The chart shows the prep...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English and Latin
- Date Range:
- 1588
- Extent:
- 1 roll
