[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: Imprint Febuary [sic] 1st 1781. A border has been drawn around the title and the sailing directions. Trees have been added to the land shading. The frame border has been recut. Page number is now 'PL. 10.'. Other features: Printed on Whatman paper, sheets not joined. Border yellow, land green, settlements coloured, red/brown coastal convention. Stitch holes at left edges.
Plate changes: Imprint Febuary [sic] 1st 1781. A border has been drawn around the title and the sailing directions. Trees have been added to the land shading. The frame border has been recut. Page number is now 'PL. 10.'. Other features: Printed on Whatman paper, sheets not joined. Border yellow, land green, settlements coloured, red/brown coastal convention. Stitch holes at left edges.
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Object Details
ID: | HNS27F |
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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; 1781 |
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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