Title: NORTH SEA coast chart. East Anglia Kent Holland Flanders. COLLINS 1693 old map Description: [East Anglia, Kent, the North Sea & Holland] - To the Honourable Sr. John Ashby Kt. Admiral of the Blew this is most humbly dedicated and presented by Capt. G. Collins. This fabulous nautical chart shows the southern part of the North Sea with the adjacent coasts of England (including much of Kent, Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk), Holland and Flanders (Belgium and the Pas de Calais). Offshore features notably depths and sandbanks are marked include the Broad Fourteens. Many coastal towns and villages are named. . 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 1693 (First edition). 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. Small repaired worm holes in margins (outside the borders of the map). 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: Holland, Kent, North Sea, North Sea + Collins Captain Greenvile (or Greenville), North Sea + Collins G, North Sea + Collins G + Great Britain's Coasting Pilot, North Sea + Great Britain's Coasting Pilot, North Sea + Nautical charts
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