Unusual thematic "wreck chart", based on the British Admirality nautical chart number 34 of the Scilly Isles, drawn from surveys of W. F. Maxwell executed between 1898 and 1904. The original sea chart served as a base map upon which the map of shipwrecks was overlaid by Morris. Within this chart, you'll discover a multitude of illustrations depicting ships that met their unfortunate fate in the dangerous waters surrounding the Scilly Isles, dating back to 17th century. Each illustration of the sunk vessel is accompanied by a brief annotation providing details such as the year of the incident, a concise description of the ship, the type of cargo it carried, the number of eventual casualties, as well as the departure and destination locations of the ship.
In the lower left corner of the map, a dedicated section describes one of the greatest maritime disasters in British history that happened in October 1707. Four large vessels got lost, hit rocks offshore and sunk. The largest among the ships - H.M.S. Association - was carrying 600-800 men who all lost their lives in the disaster. Three other ships (HMS Eagle, HMS Romney and HMS Firebrand) were also lost, bringing the death toll to nearly 2,000 (note that Titanic death toll reached "only" 1517 people).
The author also marks areas favourable for further wreck exploration and areas of seabed which may be worthy of excavation.
Part of the top left corner chipped off. The map is folded to about A4 size.
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