Antique Sea Chart of Portland and Weymouth, Dorset by Capt. Greenville Collins
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Title: 'To Captain GEORGE ST. LO. This is most Humbly Dedicated & prefented by Capt. G. Collins'
Publication: The British Coasting Pilot
Date: c.1693
Description: A 17th century Chart of Portland and Weymouth by Captain Greenville Collins. Featuring a highly decorative title cartouche. Features the Dorset Coast including Lulworth Cove.
Condition: Good paper, bold imprint,folding copy as published. Later hand colouring. Possibly first edition.
Image size: 460 x 572mm, 18 x 22.5 " approx.
£225.00
Order No. 3851
Capt. Greenville Collins
In 1676 Collins was commissioned by Charles II, and appointed by Samuel Pepys (who was then Secretary to the Admiralty), to chart the coasts of Great Britain and he produced his Great Britain's Coasting Pilot in 1693, this was the first original sea atlas to be produced by an Englishman.
Collins engaged the services of various engravers to cut the plates including Herman Moll, Harris, Moxon and Lamb, final publication was twelve years after the initial commission.