Old Shetland Islands Nautical Chart by Preston, 1794: Soundings, Lerwick, Sumburgh Head east river was one of Britain’s most

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This beautiful and historic map of Canaan (Holy Land) was created by John Speed in 1611

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Old Shetland Islands Nautical Chart by Preston, 1794: Soundings, Lerwick, Sumburgh Head east river was one of Britain’s mostA New Hydrographical Survey of the Islands of Shetland, issued in 1794 by Laurie & Whittle, is a masterful sea chart that distills the archipelagos perilous waters into intelligible guidance. Based on mideighteenthcentury surveys by Thomas A. Preston, it marries measured soundings, coastal outlines, and sailing directions with evocative profile views that help the mariner recognize landfalls by sight. The maps main subjects are nautical navigation,