Plate 16.
SIGNS USED IN MAPS AND CHARTS.
| Fortress | Rocks | { | alwayscovered | ||||
| Citadel | Reef of Rocks | ||||||
| Fortified Castle | Sand | { | nevercovered | ||||
| Walled Town | Sand | { | sometimescovered | ||||
| Open Town | Shoals | { | alwayscovered | ||||
| Country Town | Mud Bank & Beach dry at Low Water | ||||||
| Little Town | Rocky Ledges which cover and uncover | ||||||
| City | Sandy Beach dry at Low Water | ||||||
| Episcopal City | Lighthouses (position of) | ||||||
| Borough or Corporation | Can Buoys | ||||||
| Light Ship | Nun Buoys | ||||||
| Light House | Mooring Buoy | ||||||
| Anchorage for Ships | Buoys with Beacons | ||||||
| Do for Coasters | Coral Reefs | ||||||
| Wreck | Kelp | ||||||
| Stopping Places | Fish Weir | ||||||
| Head of Navigation | Swampy Land | ||||||
| Floating Light Vessel | Rocks | ||||||
| Harbour | Rocks dry at Low Water | ||||||
| Telegraph | Viaduct | ||||||
| Signal House | Tunnel | ||||||
| Buoys | Railway Bridge | ||||||
| Channel Marks | Bridge over Stream | ||||||
| No Current | Pontoon Bridge | ||||||
| Direction of Current | Bridge (Brick or Stone) | ||||||
| Rocks | { | sometimescovered | Foot Bridge | ||||
| Rocks | { | nevercovered | Towns | ||||
B. Alexander, Lith.
E. & F. N. Spon. London & New York.
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