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Robert Sayer  (1725–1794)  wikidata:Q15430328
 
Robert Sayer
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Robert Sayer, Golden Buck, Fleet Street, London
Description British cartographer, publisher and visual artist
Date of birth/death 1725 Edit this at Wikidata 29 January 1794 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth Sunderland
Work period 1748 Edit this at Wikidata–1794 Edit this at Wikidata
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London (December 1748–1760); London (1760–1794) Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q15430328
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English: A new and accurate chart of the Mediterranean Sea from the most recent surveys, ascertained and regulated by astronomical observations. 1788Bound sheet. Engr. Bound in an atlas of eight charts by Sayer, put together for use on Bellerophon when she joined the Mediterranean fleet in 1798. It probably belonged to her captain, Henry Darby.
Chart of Mediterranean Sea
Date 1788
date QS:P571,+1788-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions height: 73.5 cm (28.9 in); width: 137.5 cm (54.1 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,73.5U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,137.5U174728
Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/541712
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Charts and maps

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