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pl23_theb2123.jpg

Frontispiece from the Hastings Rutter - 1450 A

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Description

Frontispiece from the Hastings Rutter - 1450 A.D. early English pilot guide.Possibly first picture of leadline sounding

Credit

NOAA Central Library

Display Date

1450 A.D.

Location

Thames River, England

Collection

Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey

Nautical Charting

Soundings

Casts of the Lead

Keywords

Sounding

Leadline

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