Edinburgh Firth By Captain Greenville Collins, Circa 1750.

£395.00 Buy It Now, £15.00 Shipping, eBay Money Back Guarantee
Seller: sharp340 ✉️ (2,950) 100%, Location: Castelo de Vide, Alentejo, PT, Ships to: WORLDWIDE, Item: 254943157187 EDINBURGH FIRTH BY CAPTAIN GREENVILLE COLLINS, CIRCA 1750..

EDINBURGH FIRTH

Copper line engraving on paperproduced to accompany   the "Great Britain's Coasting Pilot" by Captain Greenville Collins.  In 1676 Collins was commissioned by Charles II, and appointed by Samuel Pepys (who was then Secretary to the Admiralty), to chart the coasts of Great Britain and he produced his Great Britain's Coasting Pilot in 1693, this edition dates from circa 1750. Dedication to James Earle of Perth.

Measures 450 x 565 mm. Nice example. See photo for condition. 

Hand coloured.

A guaranteed genuine antique map.

GREENVILLE COLLINS

Greenvile Collins  (1643  –  c. 25 March 1694) (also spelt Greenvill or Greenville) was an officer of the Royal Navy  and prominent hydrographer , who compiled Great Britain's Coasting Pilot , the first survey of the country's coast undertaken by a Briton. Collins began to lobby in 1680 for support for his proposals to undertake an improved survey of the country's coasts. Prior to this time nautical charts were often defective, and there was no centralised system for collecting and disseminating the better maps made by experienced seamen. In the Spring of 1681, Collins gained the king's preferment to survey the country's coasts. For the survey, the Admiralty supplied Collins with the 8-gun yacht HMS Merlin  for the first two years and then the yacht HMS Monmouth  until 1686. His surveying was carried out under the supervision of Trinity House , who also supported the project with financial contributions. Samuel Pepys  insisted that Collins be made a younger brother of Trinity House.

Collins eventually spent seven years on the survey, at first on the  Merlin  and  Monmouth , later aboard the  Martin  and  Younge Spragge . As well as his own observations, he likely included existing charts and seamen's sketches and notes, and published charts as they were completed. Collins began gathering engraved copper plates with which to eventually print his charts with while he was engaged on the survey, and continued gathering more plates in the years following. In 1693, he finally published his results in a folio volume of two parts,  Great Britain's Coasting Pilot , containing sailing directions, tide tables, coastal views and about forty-nine charts. The charts were not completely accurate, but with all their shortcomings they were an enormous advance on anything before them, and entitle Collins to rank not only with the earliest, but with the best of English hydrographers. 

  • Condition: An original sea chart in very good condition.

PicClick Insights - Edinburgh Firth By Captain Greenville Collins, Circa 1750. PicClick Exclusive

  •  Popularity - 0 watchers, 0.0 new watchers per day, 1,079 days for sale on eBay. 0 sold, 1 available.
  •  Best Price -
  •  Seller - 2,950+ items sold. 0% negative feedback. Great seller with very good positive feedback and over 50 ratings.

People Also Loved PicClick Exclusive