Add MS 57690

R.U.S.I. MAPS. Vol. LV (1-10). Turkey in Asia.

1. Unfinished sketch-plan of St. Jean d'Acre; 1841. No scale given. The plan shows the fort with the Austrian and English quarters. R.U.S.I. no. A 20.2.

Ink and pencil on paper; 640 x 595mm.

2. Three coastal profiles of the Bosphorus, by T. S. Brock; 19th cent. Not drawn to scale.

Watercolour on paper. Largest size 90 x 450mm., on sheet 485 x 600mm.

3-4. Three coastal profiles of the Bosphorus, signed by Charles Ricketts Carter. The views are very similar to those in Add. 57690, f. 2, but not identical. Not drawn to scale.

270 x 420mm.

5. Plans of forts on the Dardanelles, by 'Maj. Napier, 46th Regt.'; aft. 1850. 1:7200. 'Scale of ground plans of the described fortifications'. Scale bar of 300 yards (= 1.5 inches). Imperfect. Four fragments of a much larger original map. R.U.S.I. no. A 18.77.

Largest size of fragments 145 x 90mm., laid down on sheet 330 x 210mm.

6. 'The bay of Marmorice on the coast of Caromanice'; 1801. 1:33800 approx. 'Scale of one mile' (= 1.75 inches). Map oriented with East at top. Map bears the note 'Supposed to have been got by Sir E. C. [Sir Edward Codrington] from Capt. Hillyer'. R.U.S.I. no. V 5.20.

280 x 430mm.

7. 'Carte de la Propontide ou Mer de Marmora avec ses deux détroits sçavoir le Bosphore et l'Hellespont . . . d'après le dessin levé sur les lieux par Mr P. D. Bohn en son vivant Ingénieur en chef et d'artillerie en service de Sa Majesté Impériale la Reine d'Hongrie & de Boheme, dessiné en 1771 par P. A. de St Hilaire, Cape Ingr'. 1:313000 approx. 'Echelles. [20] Lieues françoises et angloises de 20 au degré; [60] milles de Turquie et d'Italie de 60 au degré; [69.5] milles d'Angleterre de 69 1/2 au degré'.(= 355mm.). Inset, 'Carte des côtes de la Grece et de l'archipel'. 1:2800000 approx. 'Echelles. [25] Lieues marines francoises et angloises de 20 au degré; [90] milles anglois de 69 1/2 au degré; [30] lieues françoises de 25 au degré (= 49mm.). An accompanying note (f. 7*) states that Captain Tayler presented the map to the Duke of Clarence in his capacity as Lord High Admiral, and that the map was returned to Capt. Tayler when the Duke became King as William IV. Presented to the Institution by Capt. J. N. Tayler R.N., C.B. R.U.S.I. no. A 18.52.

590 x 970mm.

8. 'Encampment of the British forces . . . on the plains of Tughandschilar Meidan near Scutari, surveyed May 1st 1854 and corrected to May 24th 1854 by Fredk Wm Hamilton, Lt. Colonel & Captn Grenr Guards'. 1:14400. 'Scale of 200 paces to 1 inch, 2112 paces to 1 mile'. Scale bar of 1100 paces (= 5.5 inches). R.U.S.I. no. V 15.13.

470 x 375mm.

9. 'Sinope or Sinoub', by E. C. Bell; 1853. 1:34560. Scale bar of 10 cables (= 2.5 inches). Chart of the harbour with disposition of ships. R.U.S.I. no. V 16.10.

265 x 320mm.

10. 'Plan of the Troad surveyed during the summer of 1839 by E. Napier Capt. 46th Regt'. 1:31680 approx. 'Scale bar of miles, two inches per mile' (= 7.75 inches). Inset, ink sketch of part of the plain of Troy. R.U.S.I. no. A 20.40.

645 x 890mm.

includes:

• f. 1 Acre, Syria: Maps and Plans: Sketch map of fort at Acre: 1841.
• f. 2 Maps and Plans: The Bosphorus: T. S. Brock, military draughtsman: Coastal profiles of the Bosphorus, by T. S. Brock: 19th cent.
• ff. 3, 4 Maps and Plans: The Bosphorus: Lieutenant Charles Ricketts Carter, RN: Coastal profiles of the Bosphorus, by Lieut. Charles Ricketts Carter: 19th cent.: Signed.
• f. 5 Maps and Plans: Captain E. Napier, 46th Regt: Dardanelles, Turkey: Plans of forts on the Dardanelles, by Capt. E. Napier: aft. 1850: Imperf.
• f. 6 Maps and Plans: Marmarice, Turkey: Map of bay at Marmarice: 1801.
• f. 7 Maps and Plans: P. D. Bohn, military engineer in service of Maria Theresa: Captain P. A. de St Hilaire, military engineer: Sea of Marmora: Map of Sea of Marmora, surveyed by P. D. Bohn, and drawn by Capt. P. A. de St Hilaire: 1771.
• f. 8 City of Scutari: Maps and Plans: Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick William Hamilton, of the Grenadier Guards: Plan of British encampment near Scutari, by Lt.-Col. Frederick William Hamilton: 1854.
• f. 9 Maps and Plans: Sinope, on the Black Sea: E. C. Bell, military draughtsman: Chart of Sinope harbour with dispositions of ships, by E. C. Bell: 1853.
• f. 10 Maps and Plans: Captain E. Napier, 46th Regt: Troad, Turkey: Map of the Troad, surveyed by Capt. E. Napier: 1839.