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[Irish Sea] - To the Honble Sr John Lowther Bart. One of the commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admirall of England 1689. This fascinating map shows the northern part of the Irish Sea, or the Manx Sea, including the coasts of Lancashire, Cumbria, North Wales, Anglesey, the Isle of Man and Dumfries & Galloway. The chart is orientated towards the west. Inset bottom left are coastal recognition profiles for Great and Little Orme's Head, and the coast at Chester Bar, at the mouth of the Dee Estuary. . Captain Greenvile (or Greenville) Collins. Collins was an officer of the Royal Navy and prominent hydrographer, who was commissioned by King Charles II in 1676 and appointed by Samuel Pepys (then Secretary to the Admiralty), to chart the coasts of Great Britain. The resulting atlas - Great Britain's Coasting Pilot - was the first original sea atlas to be produced by an Englishman. Prior to publication of these maps, nautical charts were often defective, and there was no centralised system for collecting and disseminating the better maps made by experienced seamen. In 1681, Collins gained the king's preferment to survey the country's coasts. The Admiralty supplied Collins with the 8-gun yacht HMS Merlin for the first two years and later the yacht HMS Monmouth until 1686. His work was carried out under the supervision of Trinity House, who also supported the project financially. Samuel Pepys insisted that Collins be made a younger brother of Trinity House. Collins spent seven years on the survey, the first edition of which was published in 1693, as "Great Britain's Coasting Pilot". The charts, while not completely accurate, were an enormous advance on anything before them, entitling Collins to rank as not only one of the earliest, but also among the best of English hydrographers. Twenty-one further editions were published during the eighteenth century.. Published 1723. Decorative antique eighteenth century copperplate nautical sea chart, printed on thick paper. Size 47 x 59 cm | 18.5 x 23.0 inches. Condition: Good; suitable for framing. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Please contact us if you would like to arrange to view this map. This is a folding map. There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain. Tags: Great Britain, Great Britain + Collins Captain Greenvile (or Greenville), Great Britain + Collins G, Great Britain + Collins G + Great Britain's Coasting Pilot, Great Britain + Great Britain's Coasting Pilot, Great Britain + Nautical charts, Irish
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IRISH SEA chart. Lancashire Cumbria North Wales Isle of Man. COLLINS 1723 map
Estimate $450-$550
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