Spithead, Hampshire, and approaches, from the Eastward

Date: 1848-1869 Reference: WO 78/2316 Creator: War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies Catalogue context: Hampshire. 'Spithead and Approaches from the Eastward': two copies of an Admiralty chart of the Solent, showing soundings in fathoms. Compass roses. Surveyed by Captain Sheringham, Royal Navy, 1848; revised to 1869 by Staff Commander D N Hal; drawn for engraving by R C Carrington; engraved by Davies, Byer and Co; published at the Admiralty, 20 April 1864. Coloured MS additions, to item (2) only, highlight defences on the Isle of Wight and at Gosport and Plymouth. Categories: Maps and plans Subjects: Armed Forces (General Administration); Army; Maps and plans; Navy Topics: Land and buildings; Military and war Period: Empire And Industry Copyright information: Copyright clearance for publication is not required, except in the case of documents in third-party copyright. Usage terms: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/use-of-tna-materials.pdf