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Map Notes
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Dummer 1698
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NOTES from DUMMER and WILTSHAW'S HARBOUR MAPS
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FA1991.24
FA1991.24.1
FA1991.24.2
FA1991.24.3
FA1991.24.4
FA1991.24.5
FA1991.24.6
FA1991.24.7
FA1991.24.8
FA1991.24.9
FA1991.24.10
FA1991.24.11
FA1991.24.12
FA1991.24.13
FA1991.24.14
FA1991.24.15
FA1991.24.16
FA1991.24.17
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These notes are made from a copy of a report, descriptive text
and maps, on the harbours on the south coast of England by Edmund
Dummer and Captain Thomas Wiltshaw, 1698. The report studied is
in the Map Collection of Hampshire CC Museums Service, item
HMCMS:FA1991.24.
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map type: HantsMap & Dummer 1698
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Edmund Dummer was appointed Surveyor to the Navy at
Portsmouth, Hampshire, he was officer in charge of dockyard
stores and ship maintenance. In 1698 he initiated a plan to
survey harbours on the south coast, at a time when war with
France, and possible invasion, was a real threat. The survey was
allowed only 2 months for 18 harbours, and involved Captain
Thomas Wiltshaw of the navy and Captains Conaway and Cruft of
Trinity House. Given this short time the surveying was
understandably sketchy. Nine copies of the report were made; 3
are known in the British Museum - Sloane MS3233, 3 in the
National Maritime Museum, 1 in the Royal Geographical Society,
the HMCMS copy is one of the remaining 2 (Where is the
ninth?).
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There is a separate plan of Portsmouth and Southampton Water
made by Edmund Dummer, 1698, not included in this survey; this is
in the British Museum, King's MS 43 fol.89.
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Facing the title page of this copy of the report is a
bookplate, a coat of arms and crest with motto:-
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DEO DUCENTE
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and the engravers mark:-
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[Exdriel] Sculpt.
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Below the bookplate an owner has pasted a slip cut from a sale
catalogue. The book was lot 824 and assessed as:-
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... very neatly drawn, an official manuscript.
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References
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Robinson, A H W: 1962: Marine
Cartography in Britain: Leicester University Press
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TITLE PAGE
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A SURVEY of the Ports on the South West Coast of England from
Dover to the Lands-end.
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BY Edmd Dummer Surveyor & Capt. Tho. Wiltshaw Esqrs. Comrs. of
his Ma Navy together wth. Capt. James Conaway & Capt. William
Cruft Masters of Trinity House at Deptford
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DELINEATED in July & Augst. 1698
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TRANSCRIPTION OF TEXT PAGES and MAP TABLES
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In the transcription below some freedom has been taken with
the layout of small tables and suchlike, where strict
line-by-line transcription would make a nonsense.
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Note that the letters in the tables of particulars refer to
letters in the chart.
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Introductory Pages
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Adressed By way of Letter to the Principal Officers and Comrs. of
his Maties. Navy.
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Gentn.
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Orders to Survey ye: Coast
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Having receiv'd Your directions grounded upon the Orders of the
Rt. Honble the Lords of the Admty. of the 6th: of June last, For
taking a Survey of the Ports Westward of Dover as farr as the
Isle of Wight and thence to the Lands-end, and to give their
Lopps. an Account which way, and at what Charge they may be made
most usefull for ye Navy
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When ye Survey Com~enced
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Wee did in pursuance of the Same proceed on the said Services ye
4th. July last, and doe now present You with an Account of all
that Wee judge observable of Them, with relation to the purposes
of the said Order And thereunto Wee have annex'd a Description of
each Place with referrances to the remarkable particulars of each
Draught as their Condition and place respectively require for
their Explanation.
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And to the end You may take a fitt impression of the advantages
conceivable to be reaped by improvements for the Services of the
Navy, Within the Generall tract of the Sea Coast which is
menconed in the said Order, besides what may be done at those
Places which are already in use; Be pleas'd in the First place to
Observe that the particular Places Wee have Viewed for the Same
stand Named in their Course & Scituation from the said Port of
Dover Westward as follows Vizt.
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What place were Surveyed
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havens : 1 : Rye
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: 2 : Pemsey
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: 3 : Cookmere
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: 4 : Newhaven
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Rivers : 5 : Shoreham
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: 6 Arundall
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: 7 Hampton
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: 8 Bussleton
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: 9 Beauley
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: 10 Lymington
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: 11 Christ Church
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Ports : 12 Poole
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: 13 Weymouth
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: 14 Exmouth
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: 15 Dartmouth
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: 16 Fowey
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: 17 Falmouth
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: 18 Helford
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No remarkable place
omitted
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By which Catalogue and by viewing the Description of the said Sea
Coast in your Comon Mapps, you will perceive Wee have refused noe
remarkable Place how inconsiderable or unfitt soever it might be
for the purposes Wee were to enquire after; Lest the Overlooking
any of them might leave room to doubt that compleatness in our
Account as to the Sum Totall of Places wch. Wee conceive in an
implyed Sence was intended to resolve the whole Question, Namely
Whether there be any beside the Ports now in use upon the sd. Sea
Coast capable of improvements, and which way and at what Charge
to be made most usefull for the Navy.
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And having said thus much for a preliminary to the whole, Wee
shall proceed particularly upon each of them in their Order
before recited, Begining wth: the Antient Port of Rye.
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map type Dummer 1698 -- menu of resources |
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-- DUM1HIST.txt
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Rye -- DUM2.txt
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Pevensey -- DUM17.txt
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Cuckmere -- DUM16.txt
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Newhaven -- DUM15.txt
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Shoreham -- DUM14.txt
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Arundel -- DUM13.txt
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Chichester -- DUM20.txt
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Southampton Water -- DUM1.txt
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River Hamble -- DUM12.txt
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Beaulieu River -- DUM11.txt
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Lymington River -- DUM10.txt
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Christchurch Harbour -- DUM9.txt
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Poole Harbour -- DUM8.txt
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Weymouth -- DUM7.txt
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Exmouth -- DUM6.txt
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Dartmouth -- DUM5.txt
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Fowey -- DUM4.txt
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Falmouth and Helford -- DUM3.txt
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Summary Report -- DUM21.txt
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harbour list -- DUM101.txt
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historical note -- DUM1HIST.txt
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source item -- HMCMS:FA1991.24 -- report |
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source item -- HMCMS:FA1991.24.1 -- chart (1) |
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source item -- HMCMS:FA1991.24.2 -- chart (2) |
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source item -- HMCMS:FA1991.24.3 -- chart (3) |
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source item -- HMCMS:FA1991.24.4 -- chart (4) |
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source item -- HMCMS:FA1991.24.5 -- chart (5) |
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source item -- HMCMS:FA1991.24.6 -- chart (6) |
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source item -- HMCMS:FA1991.24.7 -- chart (7) |
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source item -- HMCMS:FA1991.24.8 -- chart (8) |
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source item -- HMCMS:FA1991.24.9 -- chart (9) |
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source item -- HMCMS:FA1991.24.10 -- chart (10) |
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source item -- HMCMS:FA1991.24.11 -- chart (11) |
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source item -- HMCMS:FA1991.24.12 -- chart (12) |
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source item -- HMCMS:FA1991.24.13 -- chart (13) |
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source item -- HMCMS:FA1991.24.14 -- chart (14) |
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source item -- HMCMS:FA1991.24.15 -- chart (15) |
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source item -- HMCMS:FA1991.24.16 -- chart (16) |
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source item -- HMCMS:FA1991.24.17 -- chart (17) |
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list of map notes |
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HantsMap Notes -- DUMMER1.txt
MN: 14.3.2000
last edit: 18.10.2002
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