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Source Description
This modern navigational chart serves as a reminder that England is an island nation off the coast of Europe and that seafaring was an important activity in its history, especially since the late 16th century. Through its maritime and trading activities, England built a colonial empire around the world that included portions of North America and the Caribbean. As a modern navigational aid, this chart focuses on depth soundings in the coastal areas and surrounding seas, while the interior areas of the British Isles are left relatively blank, in stark contrast to the modern tourist map of Britain.
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Document identity
localId
q524n1611
label
British Isles
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
q524n1611
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
British Isles
description
This modern navigational chart serves as a reminder that England is an island nation off the coast of Europe and that seafaring was an important activity in its history, especially since the late 16th century. Through its maritime and trading activities, England built a colonial empire around the world that included portions of North America and the Caribbean. As a modern navigational aid, this chart focuses on depth soundings in the coastal areas and surrounding seas, while the interior areas of the British Isles are left relatively blank, in stark contrast to the modern tourist map of Britain.
date
["1985"]
year
1985
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
05_04_000132
creators
Great Britain. Hydrographic Dept
United States. Defense Mapping Agency. Hydrographic/Topographic Center
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Maritime Charts and Atlases
subjects
Nautical charts--Atlantic Coast (British Isles)
Atlantic Coast (British Isles)--Maps
North Atlantic Ocean--Navigation
North Atlantic Ocean--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Atlantic Ocean
British Isles
Europe
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Washington, D.C.
publisher
Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
54
schema:longitude
-4
extent
1 map : color ; 73 x 59 cm
notes
OMEGA.
Depths shown by isolines and soundings.
Relief shown by spot heights.
"Modified reproduction of INT 160, originally published December 9, 1983 by the United Kingdom. Crown copyright 1983."
"Depths in meters."
[Coastal chart] "35000."
Inset: 1985 magnetic variation curves in purple.
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no
dcId
q524n1611
type
map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
4d00be71ff86afc7