Subject: English Channel
Period: 1670 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
20.7 x 17.2 inches
52.6 x 43.7 cm
Impressive sea chart covering the Channel from Dover to Portland Bill and from Boulogne-sur-Mer to Cherbourg. The chart is oriented with England on the bottom and is richly embellished with a strapwork title cartouche and a distance scale with a cherub and navigational instruments.
References:
Condition: B
Fine original color. Toned with a few spots. Backed with 18th or 19th century paper for additional strength, as is common for sea charts. Damp stains in margins with weakened paper, not affecting image.