"A Correct Chart of the German Ocean from the North of Scotland to the Start Point, on the Coast of Great Britain; and from So. Bygden on ye Coast of Norway, to C. de la Hogue on ye Coast of Normandy in France...", Seale, Richard William
Subject: Northern Europe, North Sea
Period: 1745 (circa)
Publication: Mr. Tindal's Continuation of Mr. Rapin's History
Color: Hand Color
Size:
14.8 x 18.7 inches
37.6 x 47.5 cm
This finely engraved chart provides excellent coastal detail and notes the shallow banks in the sea. Includes a compass rose at center with rhumb lines and a rococo title cartouche.
References: Shirley (BL Atlases) G.RAP-2a #16.
Condition: B
A nice impression, issued folding on a lightly toned sheet with a fleur-de-lis watermark, light offsetting, and narrow left margin. There are three short fold separations along the edges of the sheet that have been closed on verso with non-archival tape.