The south west coast of the peninsula of Nova Scotia surveyed by Captain Des Barres by order of the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty

Four sheets. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:135 000 (lat). Cartographic Note: North at 28 degrees. Variation 11 degrees 15' shown on the west sheet and 13 degrees 30' on the east sheet. No scales in any state. Lacks right border. Additional Places: Bay of Fundy.
Plate changes: Imprint June 19, 1776. Other features: Printed on LVG paper. Page number '12' type-stamped overleaf.

Object Details

ID: HNS26B
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet; Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet
Places: Bay of Fundy
Date made: 1776
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Plate impressions 76 x 54.5cm, 76 x 54.5cm, 76 x 54.5cm and 75.5 x 55cm.
Parts: The south west coast of the peninsula of Nova Scotia surveyed by Captain Des Barres by order of the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty (Chart)