Subfonds GB 0064 HSR/X - Atlases, Maps and Plans

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Reference code

GB 0064 HSR/X

Title

Atlases, Maps and Plans

Date(s)

  • [1770-1820] (Creation)

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Subfonds

Extent and medium

HSR/X: 46 items

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Atlases, maps and plans - documents.

Archival history

GB 0064 HSR/X [1770-1820] Subfonds HSR/X: 46 items Various

Atlases, maps and plans - documents.

Documents: This group contains single maps, plans and track charts. Examples include a map showing stands of timber in the Penobscot area of New England, c 1770; plans of the battle of Trafalgar, 1805; of Portsmouth harbour, 1807; a group of plans relating to Sir John Rennie (1761-1821) concerning the proposed Northfleet dockyard, 1806, the West India docks and the Isle of Dogs, 1802 to 1820; a plan and estimate of 1815 of a proposed breakwater to be built at Deal by Graeme Spence (fl 1758-1815); a plan of Lowestoft harbour, 1830; and of Sunderland and the river Wear, 1867. Plans of dockyards are included in the description of Public Records (Section Two, above), while the main collection of charts in the Museum is held by the Department of Navigation.

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English

Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .

Edited by Sarah Drewery, Jun 2011.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

2010-08-26 Visual materials Illustrations Drawings Architectural drawings Industry Manufacturing industry Shipbuilding industry Dockyards Battle of Trafalgar (1805) Napoleonic Wars (1800-1815) Wars (events) Maps Deal Kent England UK Western Europe Europe Lowestoft Suffolk Poplar London Portsmouth Hampshire Sunderland County Durham Tower Hamlets

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Documents: This group contains single maps, plans and track charts. Examples include a map showing stands of timber in the Penobscot area of New England, c 1770; plans of the battle of Trafalgar, 1805; of Portsmouth harbour, 1807; a group of plans relating to Sir John Rennie (1761-1821) concerning the proposed Northfleet dockyard, 1806, the West India docks and the Isle of Dogs, 1802 to 1820; a plan and estimate of 1815 of a proposed breakwater to be built at Deal by Graeme Spence (fl 1758-1815); a plan of Lowestoft harbour, 1830; and of Sunderland and the river Wear, 1867. Plans of dockyards are included in the description of Public Records (Section Two, above), while the main collection of charts in the Museum is held by the Department of Navigation.

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Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

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English

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Finding aids

Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .

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National Maritime Museum

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Language(s)

  • English

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