Antique Sea Chart

A New and Correct Chart of the

CHANNEL between ENGLAND & FRANCE

by Greenvile Collins (also Greenville)

Published London 1756 by Mount & Page.

An original large format 18th century copper engraved antique sea chart of the English Channel.

Covers the channel with the entire south coast of England together with the east coasts of Essex and Suffolk, the Bristol Channel and parts of Wales and Ireland. The north coast of France and the Channel Islands are also covered.

Two inset detail charts of the Isle of Wight and Plymouth Sound are also displayed.

Enhanced with attractive later hand colouring this large and impressive sea chart would make a handsome map for display.

From Greenville Collins' "Great Britain's Coasting Pilot" published by Mount and Page in 1756 

The detail includes soundings, sandbanks, shoals and rocks as well as numerous towns and cities ashore.

Some paper reinforcement verso to an intersection of old fold lines and some light damp staining to the upper border area as seen, otherwise fine clean condition. 

A crisp dark impression on robust hand laid paper, with vertical and horizontal fold lines as issued, blank verso.

This double sized chart is comprised of two conjoined sheets, approx. 41" x 26" (1040mm x 670mm) overall. 

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Captain Greenville Collins first published his Coasting Pilot in 1693. 
His fine charts transformed navigation around the British coasts and were re-published in various editions for the next 100 years or so. 
They remained largely unchanged throughout this time as testament to Collins original surveys aboard HMS Merlin and HMS Monmouth. 

A GENUINE ANTIQUE MAP GUARANTEED OVER 260 YEARS OLD FROM LINDISFARNE PRINTS
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