Catalogue description North Atlantic Ocean and the United Kingdom: Coloured 'Sketch of the Faro [Faroe],...

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Details of ADM 352/29
Reference: ADM 352/29
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North Atlantic Ocean and the United Kingdom: Coloured 'Sketch of the Faro [Faroe], Shetland and Orkney Isles with Part of Coast of Scotland and the Lewis's, Communicated by Capt Ross Donnelly of HM Ship Pegasus'. Published 1 August 1797 by Laurie and Whittle, 53 Fleet St, London, and dedicated to Earl Spencer, First Lord of the Admiralty. 3 inset plans: 'Plan of Thorshaven Harbour in Stromoe [Streymoy]', scale: 2 1/8 inches to 1 mile; 'Brassa [Bressay] Sound in the Isles of Shetland', scale: 2 1/4 inches to 2 leagues or 6 miles; 'Part of Pomona [Mainland]', scale: 2 5/16 inches to 2 miles. 4 views: 'Appearance of Noss and Brass Islands'; 'Appearance of the Southernmost Point ... of Suderoe [Suouroy]'; 'Appearance of Foul Island [Foula]'; 'Appearance of Fair Isle'. 2 inset diagrams: 'Substitute for a Rudder by Capt Edward Pakenham'; 'Plan by Capt Edward Pakenham to Prevent a Ship's Rudder from being Lost'. Shows coastline, hydrography, topography, settlements, roads, buildings, anchorages, the track of the Pegasus in 1796, a whirlpool, a compass rose and remarks. Annotated on reverse in ink. Scale: 1 1/2 inches to 2 nautical leagues
Note: 85 x 58 cm
Date: 1797 Jan 01 - 1797 Dec 31
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: i43 Shelf Dr
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
Access conditions: Open on Transfer
Record opening date: 13 May 2008

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