Antique Chart of Plymouth Sound, Dartmouth, Salcombe,
Torbay and The Spanish Armada
by John Pine dated 1739.

Copperplate line engraving from The Tapestry Hangings of the House of Lords Representing the
Several Engagements of the English and Spanish Fleets in 1588.

This scarce map illustrates the initial engagements of the British Navy led by Francis Drake
and the subsequent movement of the Spanish Armada along the
English Channel and South Devon Coast.
Also shown are the pursuing RN ship movements from Plymouth Sound,
Salcombe and Dartmouth.

 

Antique Chart of Plymouth Sound, Salcombe, Dartmouth, Torbay and The Spanish Armada
Copperplate line engraving from The Tapestry Hangings of the House of Lords Representing the
Several Engagements of the English and Spanish Fleets in 1588.
John Pine 1739
365 x 590mm, 14.25 x 23.25".
SOLD

 

Condition:
Good bold print, paper good, slight printing crease to left of centrefold, good early colouring. Very scarce.