Map Notes -- COLLINS3.txt

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Collins 1693	NOTES from a CHART OF THE SOLENT by GREENVILE COLLINS, 1693
FA2001.97	These notes are made from a copy of the chart of the south coast of England around Hampshire from Great Britain's Coasting Pilot by Greenvile Collins, 1693. The chart seen was in a late edition of the pilot book published by W and J Mount and T Page, London, 1753. The copy of the pilot is in the collection of the Hydrographic Office, Taunton; both original and a facsimile edition were available for study.
	A copy of the map has since been acquired for the Map Collection of Hampshire CC Museums Service, item HMCMS:FA2001.97
	Collins, Greenvile: 1753 & 1693 (1st edn): Great Britain's Coasting Pilot Collins, Greenvile: mid 20th century & 1693 (1st edn): Great Britain's Coasting Pilot (facsimile): Sudbrook Press (Prestwood, Buckinghamshire) & Harper Collins (?)
	The chart shows Portsmouth, Southampton Water, The Solent and the sea around the Isle of Wight; from about 5 miles west of Hurst to Chichester Harbour. The size of the chart is wxh=572x453mm on a sheet folded in the book.
	map type: HantsMap & Collins 1693
	Title Page
	GREAT-BRITAIN'S / COASTING PILOT. / In Two PARTS / being a NEW and EXACT / Survey of the Sea-Coast / OF / ENGLAND and SCOTLAND / From the RIVER of / Thames to the Westward and Northward. / WITH THE ISLES OF SCILLY, / And from thence to / CARLISLE. / Likewise the Islands of ORKNEY and SHETLAND. / DESCRIBING / All the Harbours, Rivers, Bays, Roads, Sands, Buoys, Beacons, Sea- / Marks, Depths of Water, Latitude, Bearings and Distances from Place to / Place; the Setting and Flowing of Tides; with Directions for the Knowing of / any Place, and how to Harbour a Ship in the same with Safety. / With Directions for Coming into each CHANNEL between ENGLAND and FRANCE. / By Captain GREENVILE COLLINS, Hydrographer in Ordinary to the / KING'S mosts excellent MAJESTY. / LONDON: / Printed for W. and J. MOUNT and T. PAGE, on Tower-Hill. / M,DCC,LIII.
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dedication drape cartouche	The chart has a dedication in a drape cartouche upper left:- To the Rt. Honble. / EDWARD RUSSELL ADMIRALL / OF THEIR MAJTIES. FLEET / One of their Majies. most Honble. Privy / Council and Treasurer of ye Navy &c. / This is most humbly dedicated and / presented by Capt. Grenvile Collins.
engraver	Printed lower left:- Jo. Harris Sculp.
orientation compass rose	There are several compass roses on the chart, each with rhumb lines running over sea and land. The rose has star points for cardinal, half cardinal and false points. The rhumb lines are bold continuous lines for cardinal and half cardinal directions, continuous lines for false points, dotted lines for by points.
scale line	The chart has a scale line of 6 miles = 107.6mm. Assuming a sea mile 6082.93ft the scale of the chart is 1 to 103387, ie scale about:- 1 to 100000 1.4 sea miles to 1 inch 1.6 miles to 1 inch
sea plain depth soundings sandbanks leading lines sea marks buoys	The sea area is full of detail information; depths, nature of the bottom, leading lines, sea marks, buoys, anchorages, etc. Note that leading lines are double lines to distinguish them from rhumb lines. Anchorages use an anchor symbol. A sea mark on the Bramble is a post with a cross bar. (Jack in the basket is not shown.) On land are drawn towns and other settlements. And some prominent landmarks, like the chalk pits on Portsdown.
coastal defence castles fortifications	The old coastal defence castles are drawn and labelled:- Hurst Castle Calshot Castle Castle [Netley] Southsea Castle And there are artillery style polygonal fortifications around Gosport, Portsmouth and the King's Docks at Portsea.
miscellaneous
salterns	Salt pans are shown near Lymington.
mills windmills	A post mill is drawn on Portsdown.
beacons	A beacon is drawn on Portsdown.

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NOTES from a CHART OF THE SOLENT by GREENVILE COLLINS, 1693

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