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Book A: Survey

Catalogue reference: SVY A/ 858 Shelf D

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SVY A/ 858 Shelf D
Title
Book A: Survey
Date
c.1816
Description

United Kingdom: Wales, south coast

Survey shows coastline, lighthouse (Flat Holm), topography, vegetation, land use (coal pits), farms, roads, settlements, buildings, fortifications and remarks. Colour manuscript. Watermark (of backing): 'James Whatman Turkey Mill Kent 18[?]' (obscured by brown tape repair). No scale shown. 'Tracings copied from Ordnance [Survey] Maps by HO [Hydrographical Office]' according to Lieutenant Alexander Becher. Annotated (in pencil): sight lines. Evidence of (pencil) squaring. Estimated date: as suggested by Lieutenant Alexander Becher

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United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) Archive
Record URL
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SVY Book A

Book A: Survey

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