Mecklenburg Bay

Two sheets. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:30 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: North at 17 degrees. Variation shown 13 degrees 30' W. Tidal symbols. Bar scales in statute and nautical miles. Additional Places: East River Bay, Nova Scotia. Contents Note: Sailing directions are included in the title.
Plate changes: Imprint March 1, 1779 [in error for 1781]. More settlements added. Other features: Printed on Whatman paper, sheets not joined. Stitch holes at left edge. Border yellow, land green, settlements coloured; red/brown coastal convention.

Object Details

ID: HNS36G
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet; Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet
Places: East River Bay; Nova Scotia
Date made: 1776; 1779
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Plate impressions both 72 x 52.5cm.
Parts: Mecklenburg Bay (Chart)