print;
map
- Museum number
- 1917,1208.4174
- Title
- Object: Carte de la nouvelle rade de Cherbourg levée par M. l'abbé Griel...
- Description
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A map of the coastline around Cherbourg showing, in the top right section, a line of truncated cone-shaped structures immersed into the water to form the new harbour; in the bottom left corner, title within ornate cartouche
Hand-coloured etching
- Production date
- 1786-1800 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 330 millimetres
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Width: 514 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- This is not the publication address generally used by Jan Baptiste Crépy, but he is the only member of the family to fit the date of the plate.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated events
- Associated Event: Onstruction of a new channel for shipping in the port of Cherbourg 1786
- Acquisition date
- 1917
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1917,1208.4174
