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.
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.
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Object Details
ID: | HNS36G |
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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) |