File:The fireship attack on the Spanish Armada, 7 August 1588 RMG D3299.tiff

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Augustine Ryther; Robert Adams
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English: [The fireship attack on the Spanish Armada, 7 August 1588]Disbound sheet. Hand coloured engraving. Scale: circa 1:150,000 (bar). Ungraduated chart of the track of the Spanish Armada. The bar scale is in English miles. The chart contains the coats of arms of Queen Elizabeth and Lord Howard. The prevailing wind direction is indicated next to the compass rose.

This is one of twelve sheets (title page, one overview chart and ten local charts) boxed with their original vellum binding. It has a sheet number, 9, in the lower right corner.

Armarda Chart No.6 - The Battle of Portland
Date 1590
date QS:P571,+1590-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions Sheet: 43 cm x 56 cm
Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/542831
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Duplicate ID Number: G223:2/41
Greenwich Geographical Classification Codes: 223:2
id number: PBD8529(11)
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Charts and maps

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