Seller:14jak✉️(4,253)100%,
Location:Liverpool, GB,
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Item:1119185121371890 SPAIN CAPE SAN ANTONIO TO CAPE TORTOSA GENUINE VINTAGE ADMIRALTY CHART MAP. GENUINE VINTAGE ADMIRALTY CHART OF CAPE SAN ANTONIO TO CAPE TORTOSA Published at the Admiralty 1890 Hydrographic charts or Admiralty charts are maps designed as aids to navigation at sea. They are produced by the British Admiralty. The Hydrographic Office, a sub-department of the British Admiralty, was established in 1795 and issued its first officially published Admiralty chart in November 1800. Admiralty charts show navigational hazards such as reefs and wrecks, and navigational aids such as lights, buoys and beacons. Nineteenth-century charts may show coastal elevations and topographic views, useful to identify landfalls and prominent fixing marks. They may also include details of coastal forts and other defenses. Admiralty charts are continually updated and corrected. These corrections were often made by amending the original engraved plate and issuing the chart as a new edition; in other cases the chart was completely re-drawn. DESCRIPTION/CONDITION: Chart Number 1320. Published London at the Admiralty 1890 . Large corrections to 1913, small corrections to 1927 (often not mentioned by dealers) . Sold by J. D. Potter, Agent for the Sale of the Admiralty Charts. Large steel engraved ships navigation chart on heavy grade paper measuring overall 102cm x 70cm (40" x 27.5"). Condition: a used chart with an additional fold, general handling marks and light creases, one light stain left side - please refer to images and examine carefully. Thank you.
Genuine vintage admiralty chart w ith last correction (update) in 1927 - this chart is genuinely almost 90 years old and not a recent copy or more recent printing as, you will find, most charts are. As charts were updated (corrected) older versions would be discarded, and it is a wonder that these old editions have survived to this day.