COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Heather, William, 1764-1812
Date:
1814
Short Title:
14D: No. 203. Gulf of Alexandretta. No. 204. Road of Tripoli. No. 207. Road of Sour. No.208. Gulf of Caiffe
Publisher:
J.W. Norie
Publisher Location:
London
Type:
Chart Map
Obj Height cm:
32
Obj Width cm:
38
Scale 1:
Variable
Note:
4 engraved nautical charts of Mediterranean Sea on 1 plate. each 15x19. Including: Chart Nos. 203-204, 207-208.
Country:
Turkey
Country:
Syria
Region:
Mediterranean Sea
Subject:
Nautical charts
Subject:
Navigation
Subject:
Roads
Full Title:
No. 203. The Gulf of Alexandretta or Scandaroon. No. 204. The road of Tripoli. No. 207. The road of Sour in Syria. No. 208. The Gulf of Caiffe in Syria. J . S., Sc. (to accompany) The new Mediterranean Harbour pilot. By William Heather ... London : Printed for and published by J.W. Norie and Co., 1814.
List No:
13404.059
Page No:
14D
Series No:
59
Engraver or Printer:
Stephenson, John
Publication Author:
Heather, William, 1764-1812
Pub Date:
1814
Pub Title:
The new Mediterranean Harbour pilot : Containing Two Hundred and Twenty-four Accurate Plans of the Principal Harbours, Bays, Roadsteads, and Islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Including Those in the Gulf of Venice, Archipelago, Sea of Marmora, & the Levant; with addition of a large plan of Cadiz, the Straits of Gibraltar, Bonifacio, &c. drawn from the latest English, French, Spanish, Italian, and Venetian surveys and corrected from the journals and observations of several distinguished navigators. By William Heather. A new edition, Improved by J. W. Norie, Hydrographer, &c. London : Printed for and published by J.W. Norie and Co., 1814.
Pub Note:
New edition of the Mediterranean pilot charts. By William Heather. Edited, improved and published by J.W. Norie. This edition includes detailed navigation charts, sailing directions (issued separately) and coastal profiles, by Tofino, Thomas Clements, Michelot, Ayrouard, Young, Wilson etal. Engraved by John Stephenson. It consists of 228 navigation charts on 15 double page plates. Plate 1 consists 4 charts. Plate 2-14 consist 4 parts of 4 charts on each plate, with numbering continuing on the next plate. Showing sandbanks, anchorages, harbors, major cities, ports, towns, buildings, roads, bays, buoys, forts, landmarks, shorelines, lighthouses, coastal profiles, mountains and islands. Charts decorated with compass roses and title cartouche, some include exploration notes. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by isolines, soundings and rhumb lines. Bound in brown leather covers, with label pasted on front cover, printed with "Mediterranean harbor pilot”.
Pub List No:
13404.000
Pub Type:
Chart Atlas
Pub Maps:
227
Pub Height cm:
33
Pub Width cm:
45
Image No:
13404059.jp2
Authors:
Heather, William, 1764-1812
Link To Source
14D: No. 203. Gulf of Alexandretta. No. 204. Road of Tripoli. No. 207. Road of Sour. No.20...
