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Item:3615075099881914 FRANCE BAIE DE LA CIOTAT DE BANDOL DE SANARY VINTAGE ADMIRALTY CHART MAP. GENUINE VINTAGE ADMIRALTY CHART PLANS ON THE SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE BAIE DE LA CIOTAT BAIE DE BANDOL AND BAIE DE SANARY Hydrographic charts or Admiralty charts are maps designed as aids to navigation at sea. They are produced by the British Admiralty. The Hydrographic Office, a sub-department of the British Admiralty, was established in 1795 and issued its first officially published Admiralty chart in November 1800. Admiralty charts show navigational hazards such as reefs and wrecks, and navigational aids such as lights, buoys and beacons. Nineteenth-century charts may show coastal elevations and topographic views, useful to identify landfalls and prominent fixing marks. They may also include details of coastal forts and other defenses. Admiralty charts are continually updated and corrected. These corrections were often made by amending the original engraved plate and issuing the chart as a new edition; in other cases the chart was completely re-drawn. DESCRIPTION/CONDITION: Chart Number 2819. London, Published at the Admiralty 1914. Large corrections to none , Small corrections none. Sold by J. D. Potter, Agent for the Sale of the Admiralty Charts. Large ship navigation chart on heavy grade paper with 2 horizontal folds as issued, measuring overall 116cm x 72cm. (45.5 inches x 28 inches). Good condition - please refer to images and examine carefully. Thank you. Genuine rare (could not find another) Admiralty chart . This chart, published in 1914 with no updates, is genuinely 100 years old and not a recent copy or recent printing as, you will find, most charts are. As charts were updated (corrected) older versions would be discarded, and it is a wonder that these older editions without the most recent corrections have survived to this day.