| | Thumbnail | | Creator | Date | Title / Author / Date / Location | Price | | | Description |
| 196 |  | Details | Faden, William | 1783 |
| Plan of the Bay Rock and Town of Gibraltar |
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Faden, William |
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| 1783 |
| LOC:66 |
| $750.00 | Faden--William | Plan-of-the-Bay-Rock-and-Town-of-Gibraltar | This beautifully engraved plan of the Bay and Rock of Gibraltar and Algeciras by William Faden details the disposition of military forces of France, Spain, and England during the great Siege of Gibraltar during 1779 - 1783, specifically in 1782. Details include the town, fortifications and the location and movement of the Spanish fleet's "forty-nine sail of the line", fire-ships, and battering ships <BR> </BR>
Hydrographic details in this antique map include current flow and numerous soundings. Remarkably extensive hachuring is used throughout the land areas to convey differences in elevation and topography. This chart/map must have required considerable effort by Faden to engrave. Faden promotes the accuracy of the map though his assurance in the title that it is based on a first-hand survey made between 1769 and 1775. Publication date in title of January 26, 1783 by William Faden. Number "24" printed on otherwise blank verso. |
| 4794 |  | Details | Faden, William | 1803 |
| Antique Chart of the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia and Gulf of Finland |
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Faden, William |
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| 1803 |
| LOC:57 |
| $350.00 | Faden--William | Antique-Chart-of-the-Baltic-Sea--Gulf-of-Bothnia-and-Gulf-of-Finland | Fine antique British nautical chart of the Baltic Sea by William Faden. Inset port and harbor chart of Cronstadt (Kronstadt) on Kotlin Island and Saint Petersburg, Russia. Separate inset harbor chart for Revel (Tallinn, Estonia) on the shore of the Gulf of Finland. Coverage on the chart extends from Copenhagen at bottom right, to Stockholm and far into the Gulf of Bothnia.
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Published by W. Faden, Geographer to the King, and to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, Charing Cross, June 4, 1803. Engraved by S.I. Neele, Strand. |