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Title: Plan of the Bay and Harbour of Trincomalay on the island of Ceylon : surveyed in 1762 by the order of Admiral Cornish

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Dates

  • Issued: 1762
  • Coverage: 1762
  • Coverage: 1762 to 1762

Summary

Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:34,000 (E 81°11'02"--E 81°20'51"/N 8°38'07"--N 8°27'09"). Relief shown by landforms. Depths shown by soundings. Includes text, coastal profiles, detailed navigation instructions, and information on tides.

53 x 69 centimeters

Scale approximately 1:34,000

Ames Library of South Asia Maps

Subjects

  • Trincomalee (Sri Lanka) Maps Early Works to 1800
  • Early Maps
  • Nautical Charts
  • 2022-creator-sprint
  • Sri Lanka
  • Maps

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (81.180,81.330,8.630,8.450)

Provider

University of Minnesota

Rights

  • Access rights: Public
  • Use of this item may be governed by US and international copyright laws. You may be able to use this item, but copyright and other considerations may apply. For possible additional information or guidance on your use, please contact the contributing organization.

Citation

de Mannevillette, Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas-Denis d' Apreès, 1707-1780, Samuel Cornish Sir, -1770. Plan of the Bay and Harbour of Trincomalay on the island of Ceylon : surveyed in 1762 by the order of Admiral Cornish. Nautical charts. https://umedia.lib.umn.edu/item/p16022coll246:261

Format

JPEG

Languages

  • eng