Navigation

TP.1959.024.001B(01).jpg

Dublin Core

Title

Navigation

Subject

World--Maps

Description

Colored engraving: Navigation [title] | To ye Honble Arthur Herbert Esqr Admiral and commander in chiefe of his Majestys fleet in ye Mediterra=nean and one of the Commissioners of the Admiralty &c. This plate is Humbly dedicated by Ricd Blome. [top left] | Coat of arms [top right]; seated female figure with navigational tools [bottom left], figures on shore waving to a departing ship [bottom right]
English cartographer Richard Blome (died 1707) is best known for his county maps decorated with cartouches and coats of arms.
Gift, in memory of Lieut. (Senior Grade) Ellegood Vaughan Griffin, Jr. U.S.N.R. (1928-1959)

Creator

Blome, Richard

Source

Tryon Palace

Publisher

Unknown

Date

1678-1700

Rights

Permission to use the photograph must be obtained in writing from Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina. It must be accompanied by the caption” From the collection of Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina; North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History.”

Relation

Companion to print: “Geography” (TP.1958.024.001A) by Richard Blome

Format

jpg

Language

English

Type

Maps

Identifier

TP.1959.024.001B

Coverage

World

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Maps

Physical Dimensions

Paper- 16 1/8” X 10”
Plate- 15 ½” X 9 13/16”
Image- 15 5/16” X 9 9/16”

Citation

Blome, Richard, “Navigation,” Craven County Digital History, accessed November 22, 2024, https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/items/show/619.