Baltic Sea. Eastern sheet. Compiled by Swedish, German and Russian Government Surveyes

Reference: s10107
Author John WALKER
Year: 1862 ca.
Zone: Baltic Sea
Printed: London
Measures: 1000 x 1000 mm
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Reference: s10107
Author John WALKER
Year: 1862 ca.
Zone: Baltic Sea
Printed: London
Measures: 1000 x 1000 mm
Not Available

Description

Carta nautica del Mar Baltico e delle coste orientali della Svezia, con l'isola di Gotlandia e le coste settentrionali di Lithuania, Lettonia e Polonia. Pubblicata per la prima volta a Londra nel 1862 dall'editore J. D. Potter, sotto la suèervisione della Marina Britannica. Esemplare aggiornato al 1912.

Incisione, alcune annotazioni manoscritte, nel complesso in buono stato di conservazione.

John WALKER (1787 - 1873)

John Walker, Junior, (1787-1873) was appointed Hydrographer to the Admiralty in 1808 and Geographer to the East India Company in 1847. Together with his brother Charles, he continued the family business started by his father, John Walker, senior, who was an assistant to Alexander Dalrymple at the Hydrographic Department as well as Hydographer to the East India Company in 1779. Two other sons, Michael and Thomas, both worked for the Admiralty as a hydographer and a draughtsman, respectively.

John WALKER (1787 - 1873)

John Walker, Junior, (1787-1873) was appointed Hydrographer to the Admiralty in 1808 and Geographer to the East India Company in 1847. Together with his brother Charles, he continued the family business started by his father, John Walker, senior, who was an assistant to Alexander Dalrymple at the Hydrographic Department as well as Hydographer to the East India Company in 1779. Two other sons, Michael and Thomas, both worked for the Admiralty as a hydographer and a draughtsman, respectively.