Ireland Coast Guard

Single sheet on linen-backed paper. Hand coloured engraving. Scale [circa 1:1,000,000 (bar)]. The bar scale is in nautic miles. The chart is ungraduated. It contains a key to ships, headquarters of Divisions, stations, detachments and batteries. The coastline is coloured to show the location of Divisions. Railway, telegraph and telephone lines are marked.

The Irish Coast Guard, formed in 1822, had revenue-protection and coastal defence roles and was also a reserve force for the British Navy.

Object Details

ID: G219:3/1
Collection: Charts and maps
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Davies & Company; United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO)
Places: Scotland; Ireland
Date made: 1897
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Printed area 77 x 49.5cm, on sheet 85.5 x 67cm.
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