Attractive Sea Chart by Alexis Hubert Jaillot, of the coastline of Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex, from Sheringham in the north extending south to the Isle of Thanet. and the entrance to the Thames Estuary, with an inset map of the Thames to London. Published in Amsterdam [1693 or later]. North to the right. This chart gives the soundings, sandbars and shorelines for the entrance to the Thames River and adjacent coasts."Tamise" accords with the pronunciation and ancient form of "Thames", which was "Tamesis." A large sea chart with contemporary hand-colouring, heightened in gilt, old folds, central fold strengthened and repaired on verso, old watercolour oxidised causing cracking and splitting to the engraved image. Archival tissue applied to verso.
Approx 88.5cms by 46cms
