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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;verybrad, post: 219664, member: 37&quot;]The paper isn&#039;t right for 1777.&nbsp; It should be laid paper.&nbsp; More info on it here: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laid_paper" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laid_paper" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laid_paper</a> </p><p><br /></p><p>As far as I can tell, these views were printed at the bottom of charts such as this....</p><p>[ATTACH=full]65058[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>....or sometimes in book form such as this.....</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]65059[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Admiralty charts is the official UK navigational chart purveyor.&nbsp; I am guessing this is something released by them or more likely licensed by them as a commemorative, though I can find no direct confirmation of such.&nbsp; They are produced by the UK Hydrographic office.&nbsp; Their website is here.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-hydrographic-office" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-hydrographic-office" rel="nofollow">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-hydrographic-office</a></p><p><br /></p><p>It is possible that you could inquire with them about this.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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