A New Chart of the Mediterranean Sea in 1797

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Old nautical chart / early map of France, Genoa, Gulf of Izmir, Italy, Izmir, Gulf Of., Livorno Region, Marseille Region, Mediterranean Sea, Turkey.

Created by William Heather, Henri Michelot, J. W. (John William) Norie, John Stephenson, W. Heather & Co in 1797.

Depths shown by soundings in selected areas.
Statement of dedication: To the Right Honorable Horatio Baron Nelson of the Nile and of Burnham Thorpe in Norfolk, Rear Admiral of the Blue, and Knight of the Military Order of the Garter, this chart is most repectfully dedicated by his grateful much obliged humble servant, William Heather.
"Published as the Act directs, July 12th 1797, by W. Heather & Co. at the Navigation Warehouse, No. 157 Leadenhall Street, London."
Originally printed on 3 sheets (later conjoined, still later quartered and mounted on cloth backing to enable folding).
Includes notes, 7 landscape panoramas, and 11 compass stars.
Inset charts: The Gulf of Marseilles / by Henry Michelott -- The port of Genoa / by Captain Dupré -- The harbor of Leghorn / by William Heather -- The Gulf of Smyrna / by Henry Michod.

A New Chart of the Mediterranean Sea in 1797

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