Title: HARWICH, Orwell, Stour, Deben & Hamford Water sea chart. COLLINS 1693 old map Description: Harwich, Woodbridg and Handfordwater, with the Sands from the Nazeland and to Hosely Bay - To the Honble. Samuell Pepys Esqr., Secretary of the Admiralty of England, President of ye Royal Society &c Master of ye Trinity House of Deptford-Strond this chart is dedicated and presented by Capt. Greenvil Collins, Hydrogr. To the King 1686'. This nautical chart shows Harwich and the adjacent rivers, sandbanks and coastline between Hollesley and Walton-on-the-Naze, including the estuaries of the Orwell, Stour, Deben ('Woodbridge haven') and Hamford Water. Bawdsey, Hollesley, Harwich, Shotley and Walton are marked, along with Landguard Fort (close to Felixstowe). The chart is orientated towards the west. . 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 60 cm | 18.5 x 23.5 inches. Condition: Good; suitable for framing. Light spotting in margin. 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: East Anglia, East Anglia + Collins Captain Greenvile (or Greenville), East Anglia + Collins G, East Anglia + Collins G + Great Britain's Coasting Pilot, East Anglia + Great Britain's Coasting Pilot, East Anglia + Nautical charts, Harwich, Sands
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