[Barrington Bay]
Two sheets. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:30 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: North at 102 degrees (magnetic north at 90 degrees). Variation shown 11 degrees 15' W. There is an error in the longitude figure in the first three states. Additional Places: Nova Scotia.
Plate changes: Title and sailing directions added. Degree values have been added to the latitude graduation. The numbering is rotated so that it is the right way up when south is at the top. Shoals have been added and stippled at Samuel Beach. Other features: Printed on LVG paper. Page number '13' type-stamped overleaf.
Plate changes: Title and sailing directions added. Degree values have been added to the latitude graduation. The numbering is rotated so that it is the right way up when south is at the top. Shoals have been added and stippled at Samuel Beach. Other features: Printed on LVG paper. Page number '13' type-stamped overleaf.
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Object Details
ID: | HNS27B |
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Type: | Chart |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet; Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet |
Places: | Nova Scotia |
Date made: | 1776 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
Measurements: | Plate impressions 75 x 54cm and 75 x 53.5cm. |
Parts: | [Barrington Bay] (Chart) |
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