HUDDART, J.

A Survey of the Tigris, from Canton to the Island of Lankeet.

Name: A Survey of the Tigris, from Canton to the Island of Lankeet.
Brand: HUDDART, J.
SKU: 87172
Price: 2000.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

To William Henry Pigou Esq[ui]r[e] First Supercargo for the Affairs of the Honorable East India Company. This Survey is Inscribed by his most obedient humble Servant J. Huddart.

Stock Code 87172

London, Robert Sayer, 53 Fleet Street, 10th October, 1786.

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Detailed chart of the Chinese coastline from the city of Canton, southwards to the island of Lankeet. Above the title is a mileage scale and an elongated depiction of "Land taken upon the Lower Shoal of the First Bar". To the left of the survey are further depictions of parcels of land, as they appear from the sea. Below this is a very detailed and lengthy set of martime instructions, from Lankeet Island to Canton, as stipulated and set down by J.Huddart, dated 10 October 1786.

Engraved sea chart, inset of coastal profiles and directions. Slight marginal staining, but in good condition. Dimensions: 640 × 520 mm. (25.25 × 20.5 inches).

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