[GEORGE V (1865-1936, King of Great Britain)]

'The Fleet Reviewed by His Majesty King GEORGE V at SPITHEAD' to Celebrate the Coronation, including a fine Admiralty Chart, in full colours, 12½" x 21¾", showing the route of the Royal Yacht 'Victoria & Albert' from Portsmouth Harbour up and down the lines of the Royal Navy (named in red) to the centre of the line among the visiting foreign vessels (named in brown), the map takes in Portsmouth Town, Southsea, Gosport and Haslar on the north, Osborne Bay, Quarr Hill and all the creeks and sands to the south, the text lists the Flag Officers, (including Vice-Admiral Jellicoe, Atlantic Fleet), and their staffs, then all the fighting ships, British and Foreign, with their Type, Name, Commanding Officer, Date Launched, Displacement, Horsepower and Armament, 22 sides 10" x 6¾" in blue boards, upper cover with gilt title, published by Griffin & Co., 2 The Hard, Portsmouth, for 24th June binding faded in patches without loss

The King is flanked by men-of-war from France and Chile, then Japan and the Netherlands, while Germany (the 'von der Tann', built in answer to the Invincible class) is further away. The map also shows the places for Merchant ships and passenger liners British or visiting, with their names in blue, in lines on the Isle of Wight side, also in red 'Lord Strathcona's Yacht', not far from the King's.

Item Date:  1911

Stock No:  55968      £375

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