Part of the Admiralty Chart of the south coast. Very little detail but interesting points around Shoreham that could readily be seen and recognised from a ship in the Channel. Drawn at the time of the Napoleonic Wars a signal station can be seen on the Downs behind the town some considerable distance from the shore and undoubtedly relied on the use of a telescope to be seen. Because they were easily seen from the sea two  public houses are included – Egypt was a small hamlet south of Kingston long since demolished. Reproduced by permission of the National Maritime Museum.

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