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Strangford River from an accurate survey by George Johnson of Portaferry, pilot, 1755.
Single sheet, engraving, backed with contemporary wall-paper. Scale [circa 1:17,000 (bar)]. The bar scale is in English miles. This is an ungraduated chart marking rocks and soundings and contains a key to conventions and sailing directions. Prominent buildings are shown in view. The title cartouche is decorated with Neptune supporting a scallop shell.
The Samuel Johnson whose name appears prominently commending the chart is not the leading writer of the age (who died 1784) but the chart-maker's brother.
The Samuel Johnson whose name appears prominently commending the chart is not the leading writer of the age (who died 1784) but the chart-maker's brother.
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Object Details
| ID: | G221:11/37 |
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| Collection: | Charts and maps |
| Type: | Chart |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Johnson, George |
| Places: | Northern Ireland |
| Date made: | 1782 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Printed area 52 x 37cm, on sheet 59 x 39cm. |
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