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Chart of St. George's Channel

MORRIS Lewis 1701-1765. MORRIS William 1758-1808

  • Publisher: William Morris
  • Published: 1800 , [Shrewsbury]
  • Condition: Very Good
[Shrewsbury]: William Morris, 1800. 2nd Edition . No Binding. Very Good. Oblong. MORRIS Lewis. MORRIS William. Uncommon, WorldCat shows 2 copies only n institutions (St Davids & NLW). Very large copperplate engraved folded map on thick paper, blue paper backing, light stain to bottom left corner, occasional light spot. All housed in a half blue morocco over blue marbled boards box, gilt titles to spine, gilt titles to red morocco label to upper board. Engraved by Wm. Simpkins, Clements Inn. Shows rhumb lines, soundings, drying and submerged banks, tide information, anchorage's and illustrations of ships. Sea area of Bristol Channel and Irish Sea, Cardiff to Liverpool, Wexford to Dublin. (895*897 mm). (Evans, Olwen Caradoc - Marine plans & charts of Wales p32.No106. Dr R ColleyThe Map Collector v8, p32/36. 'Lewis Morris....), Chart Maker Extraordinary.. ) Title continues: To the right honourable the Lords Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain, Ireland &c. this chart of St. George's Channel &c : which is now extended by an actual survey ( the whole corrected and much improved) from Liverpool to Cardiff in the Bristol Channel; is by permission most respectfully dedicated by their Lordships' obedient servent... / surveyed under their Lordships' direction by the late Lewis Morris Esqr.; William Morris; engraved by Wm. Simpkins.

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