Pre-War Charts

[ianwright]

I need a chart, or copy, of the Dutch coast, including Flushing (Vlissingen) from about 1930.Can anyone help?
Those of us who didn't mean to go to sea may understand why.

IanW

Vertue 203, Patience

 

[peterb]

But those who didn't mean to go to sea didn't have charts, anyway.

 

[ianwright]

The pilot did, and he marked the changes.
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IanW

Vertue 203, Patience

 

[AndrewB]

There is an old Admiralty chart of the South Holland and Belgium coast pinned on the wall of the Gents in Cullin's Sea-Food Restaurant, 12 Cambridge Road, Dover, tel 01304 211666. I think its dated about 1950 - shows the coast prior to the Delta Plan, or even the infilling of the Sloe. All the pics in that restaurant are for sale.

 

[Mirelle]

That's probably as good as you'll get. Pretty much what would have been there in the 30's as I doubt if much surveying went on during the War.

Unfortunately I slung out my father's old "blue backs" when he died!

The Archivist at the UKHO in Taunton might be worth contacting - they have one of the world's great collections (starting with Captain Cook's original logs!) and, whilst they probably don't have one for sale, they could photocopy it.

 

[CPN]

Try Marine Chart Services: http://www.chartsales.co.uk/system/index.html
They have a section "Antiques and Collectibles" You may find something there.

Peter

 

[pugwash]

Ian, Try the Nancy Blackett Trust who recreated the voyage last year. It's on the net. Chairman is Peter Willis 01252-328187.

 

[Twister_Ken]

Crusing Assoc library

They've got an awful lot of stuff in there. Given their interest in Ransome (ex-member and Hon Local Rep for Riga) they might well have something.

Also Brian Hamnett at the CA (he's some sort of wheel there) is a Ransome enthusiast and might know of something.