File:Plan of part of the east coast of the Island of Sardinia 1789. From an English MS in the Hydrographical Office. RMG F3847.tiff

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Alexander Dalrymple; HM Admiralty
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English: Plan of part of the east coast of the Island of Sardinia 1789. From an English MS in the Hydrographical Office.Single sheet. Engr. Scale: [ca. 1:95 000 (bar)]. Cartographic Note: North at 90 degrees. Magnetic variation given. Soundings. Additional Places: Sardinia, Aranci Bay. Contents Note: Wood, wells of fresh water and anchorage shown.

One of Dalrymple's early products as Admiralty Hydrographer. Contains cautious notes such as 'Not quite certain of the extent of this shoal' and 'This lake was not examined, either in shape or soundings; and is only put in to give an idea'.

Map of The East Coast of Sardinia
Date 1802
date QS:P571,+1802-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions Printed area 30 x 25cm, on sheet 33.5 x 27cm.
Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/541782
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Acquisition Number: N81-11.
id number: G231:11/8
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Charts and maps

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