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The Local => Times Past => Topic started by: dwsi on September 22, 2011, 09:21:19 pm

Title: St George's Harbour
Post by: dwsi on September 22, 2011, 09:21:19 pm
1853 ST. GEORGE'S HARBOUR REPORT +FOLDING MAP SHIPPING WRECKS ADMIRALTY 1ST HMSO | eBay http://bit.ly/mVpa4E (http://bit.ly/mVpa4E)
Title: Re: St George's Harbour
Post by: Fester on September 22, 2011, 09:33:38 pm
It says its 160 years old... but surely its a modern copy, isn't it?

If not, its a fantastic piece of history....  $walesflag$

Title: Re: St George's Harbour
Post by: DaveR on September 22, 2011, 10:01:20 pm
It looks original to me...
Title: Re: St George's Harbour
Post by: Blodyn on September 27, 2011, 04:25:21 pm
Well, I've bought it and it looks original to me!  Thanks for the information, Dwsi.  I thought that there might have been some of you bidding against me but there was only one other bid. 

I've scanned the document as well as I can but my scanner's only A4 while the document is foolscap and is sewn together.  As Fester says, it's an historic document so I don't want to bend or fold it too much. 

I'm not sure how well these will come out and I do want you to be able to read the document, so let me know if you've got any suggestions for improving the quality. 
Title: Re: St George's Harbour
Post by: Blodyn on September 27, 2011, 04:28:16 pm
Not very good quality, is it?

Here's the map.  It's a double page, fold-out map, so I've had to scan it in two bits and stick it together. 
Title: Re: St George's Harbour
Post by: Fester on September 27, 2011, 11:23:15 pm
Fascinating.

The extent of the harbour wall enclosure would have been a formidable engineering project.

Title: Re: St George's Harbour
Post by: DaveR on December 18, 2011, 04:58:06 pm
Quote from: Fester on September 27, 2011, 11:23:15 pm
Fascinating.

The extent of the harbour wall enclosure would have been a formidable engineering project.
The present harbour wall at Holyhead is massive, this would have been a similar size.