File:A large draught of the Downes shewing the sands shoales depths of water and anchorage with all the leading marks to avoid the dangers therein surveyed by Capt. Wm. Nunn RMG F0244.tiff
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Mount & Page; William Nunn |
| Description |
English: A large draught of the Downes shewing the sands shoales depths of water and anchorage with all the leading marks to avoid the dangers therein surveyed by Capt. Wm. NunnSingle sheet, engraving. Scale [circa 1:63,360 (bar)]. Scale in English miles. North is at 90 degrees. This ungraduated chart with rhumb lines shows leading marks to Sandwich, Deal and Ramsgate. It contains two coastal elevations and pictorial representations of landmarks. The scale bar is decorated with a pair of dividers. G218:6/3 Downs |
| Date | circa 1750 |
| Dimensions | Printed area 43 x 55.5cm, on sheet 45 x 57cm. |
| Notes | Exhibition Note: On loan to Deal and Walmer Local History Society June to September 1966. |
| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/540259 |
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The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose. The text of this image record has been derived from the Royal Museums Greenwich catalogue and image metadata. Individual data and facts such as date, author and title are not copyrightable, but reuse of longer descriptive text from the catalogue may not be considered fair use. Reuse of the text must be attributed to the "National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London" and a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 license may apply if not rewritten. Refer to Royal Museums Greenwich copyright. |
| Identifier | id number: G218:6/3(1) |
| Collection | Charts and maps |
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