Map

Collection object


2000.0168
H. 63.8 W. 93.7
Map, Chart of the West Coast from Shannon to Galway Bay, titled "Charte Particuliere Des Cotes Occidentales Diirlande, qui comprend la Baye de Galloway et la Riviere de Lymerick, Comme elles paroissent a bass mer dans les grande Marees" with inset of the harbour of Kinsale titled "Carte du Porte de Kinsal en Irlande". Double frame round the whole, main title at left edge, inset at centre top with its title at bottom right of box; both sets of scales below title; main scale given in French and English "lieues" (leagues?) at 20 to the degree, German lieues at 45 per degree, Spanish lieues at 17.5 to the degreee, Irish miles and "Toises"; the inset scales given in Irish Miles, English Miles (4.5 inches =1 mile), "Toises" and a quarter of a French Lieue" Drawn with north to the left, showing soundings from the Aran Islands into Galway, and from the mouth of the estuary into Limerick. Printed in black on white paper, the coastline has been coloured in p[ale green. The map is based on the 1690 French survey (see King's in Conflict p. 243-4) but this survey was used throughout the 18th century (cf. LM1993.0407 of c 1780); a series of longitude comparisons at the right side, suggests that it probably dates to after the invention of the maritime chronometer in mid 18th c. At bottom right is an circle containing an anchor, surrounded by three fleurs-de-lys with "Depot de la Marine" over. At bottom right outside the frame is the price of 30 sols and above frame at top right is "No 12. The bottom right corner is missing but the but does not include any of the printed area. On reverse in pencil "Irlande/ about 1766" at bottom right and "12" in sepia ink ms at top right.