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Charles Wilson; J. S. Hobbs FRGS
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English: A chart of the Cattegat, the Baltic or East Sea, including the Great and Little Belts: drawn from the latest Danish, Swedish, Prussian & Russian surveys by J.S. Hobbs, F.R.G.S. Hydrographer 1858 accompanied by a book ofScale: circa 1:1,000,000 (lat). Blue-back chart with twelve insets, ten views of lighthouses and various other engravings of lighthouses , beacons, etc Insets: 1. Gottenburg circa 1:100,000 (bar); 2. The Harbour of Sleete or Sliteham in the Island of Gottlan circa 1:100,000 (bar); 3. Gefle circa 1:150,000 (bar); 4. Sandhamns Inlet entrance to Stockholm circa 1:150,000 (bar); 5. Carlskrona circa 1:250,000 (bar); 6. Rogerwick or Port Baltic circa 1:200,000 (bar); 7. Memel circa 1:50,000 (bar); 8. The River dwina from its entrance to Riga circa 1:85,000 (bar); 9. Pillau Haven circa 1:50,000 (bar); 10. Swine Munde circa 1:55,000 (bar); 11. Stettin circa 1:1,000,000; 12. Port of Dantzic circa 1:400,000
A chart of the Cattegat, the Baltic or East Sea, including the Great and Little Belts: drawn from the latest Danish, Swedish, Prussian & Russian surveys by J.S. Hobbs, F.R.G.S. Hydrographer 1858 accompanied by a book of sailing directions
Date 1858; 1852
Dimensions Sheet: 136 cm x 113 cm
Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/544000
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Acquisition Number: NA63-2
GGCC: 217:1
id number: G217:1/6
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Charts and maps

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