Beschreibung
A Collection of 47 of Maritime Charts of Europe, copper engraved, mostly double-page, many with coastal profiles, vignettes, inset charts, former working maps, cancelled stamp from the Admiralty on some charts, some wear and position markings, London, published by the Admiralty, [1824- 1915] Updated c.1930s Most of these charts are provided from surveys by foreign governments, but also include surveys by some prominent naval officers. Four of the charts are surveys by Captain A.L. Mansel of the H.M.S. Hydra, two by Commander G.R. Wilkinson of the H.M.S. Firefly and Capt G.S. Nares of the H.M.S. Newport. Comprising of: Island of Corsica, 1824; France South Coast, 1845; Western Part of Candia or Crete, 1852; Gulf of Naples, 1857; Santa Maura, Ithaca and Cephalonia Islands with the Adjacent Coasts, 1864; Mazzara to Palma, Including the Island of Pantellaria, 1864-70; Palma to Catania, 1867-70; Brindisi Harbour, 1872; Catania to Cefalu, Including the Strait of Messina, 1868-73; Cefalu to Mazzara, Including the Island of Ustica, 1868-73; Adriatic, 1879; CivitaVecchia to Naples, 1883-8; Naples to Cape Bonifati, 1883-8; C. Cavallo to Civita Vecchia and Adjacent Islands, 1884; Cape Bonifati to Strait of Messina, 1876-88; Cape San Antonio to Cape Tortosa, 1888; Cartagena to Cape San Antonio, 1888; Policastro to Cape S. Maria di Leuca Including the Straits of Messina, 1888; Gulfs of Lions and Genoa, 1888; Marseille, 1898; Gibraltar to Adra, 1890; Adra to Cartagena, 1890; Cape Tortosa to Cape St. Sebastian, 1890; Gibraltar to Adra, 1890; Marseilles, 1898; Venetico I. to Spezzia I. including the Channels Between Cape Malea and Crete, 1902; San Remo to Cape Cavallo, 1908; Approaches to Marseiil, 1910; Sete to Marseilles, 1912; San Ciprian Bay to Cape Finisterre, 1915; Cape Penas to Pontevedra Bay, 1915; South Coast of Ireland to Malta: Chart for Plotting Positions by Wireless Bearings, 1921; Eastern Approaches to the Strait of Gibraltar, 1923; The Faro or Strait of Messina, 1925; Burling Island to Cape Espichel Including the Approaches to the River Tagus, 1927; Cape Ferrat to Bordighera, 1927; Marseille to Agay Road, 1927; Approaches to Toulon, 1927; West Coast of Spain and Portugal, Cape Finisterre to Cape St. Vincent, 1928; Mediterranean Archipelago, 1929; Approaches to Marseilles, 1932; Malta to Crete with Portions of the coast of Libya, 1932; Mediterranean and Black Seas, 1933; Eastern Approaches to the Strait of Gibraltar, 1933; Marseilles to Agay Road, 1935; Tyrrhenian Sea, 1936; Gibraltar to Alicante, Cape Sparte to Cape Ferrat, 1937. These Admiralty charts or hydrographic charts were produced by the British Admiralty. The Hydrographic Office was established as a sub-department of the Admiralty in 1795 and issued its first officially published Admiralty chart in November 1800. Most Admiralty charts delineate the coastline and high and low water marks, and record the depth of water as established from soundings. They record navigational hazards such as reefs and wrecks, and navigational aids, such as lights, buoys and beacons. Most charts have a compass indicator, often an elaborate compass rose. They also have some indication of scale, either a scale bar or representative fraction, or a border showing degrees of latitude and longitude. One of the characteristics of an Admiralty chart is that it is continually updated and corrected. Obsolete charts were regarded as dangerous and were to be destroyed because they presented a potential navigational hazard. Dates of survey and compilation are minutely recorded, as are those of the corrections continually made to maintain the accuracy and utility of the chart. These corrections were often made by amending the existing copper plates on which the chart was engraved and re-publishing it as a new edition; in other instances, the chart was completely re-drawn. For the full description please visit wwww.marshallrarebooks.com. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 6154
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