[The Severn or Channell of Bristoll] To the Right Honourable Sr. Robt. Southwell Kt. Who attended his Majty. K. William the 3d in his Expedition for Ireland in Quality of Principall Secretary of State for that Kingdom. This beautiful nautical chart shows the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary with the adjacent coasts of South Wales, Gloucestershire, Somerset & Devon. The chart features a decorative coat of arms and inset at bottom right, it depicts King William III's return from Ireland during the Williamite War with the inscription: 'At Shere hampton near King Road, landed his Majtie. on the 6t of Septr. 1690 he sailed in 27 hours from Duncannon Fort to King Road and lay that night at Kings Weston at the house of Sr Robert Southwell', to whom the map is dedicated. . 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. Spotting in margin. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. If the print has been scanned in black and white, any foxing or spotting highlighted in this statement may appear brown on the actual print. 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, Southwell

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