Egmont Harbour
Single sheet. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:30 000 (lat). Cartographic Note: Aligned on magnetic north. Variation shown 13 degrees 40' W. Graduated. No scales or tidal data in any state. Additional Places: Jeddore Harbour, Nova Scotia. Contents Note: Sailing directions are included in the title, Two views. The round view shows a dwelling on a steep shore. The long view includes indigenous fishermen. Plate changes: Trees added to the land shading. Changes to the shading in the long view. Page number is now 'PL.21.' Other features: Printed on Bates paper. Stitch holes at left edge. Border yellow, land tinted green, settlements coloured. Red/brown coastal convention.
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Object Details
ID: | HNS49G |
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Type: | Chart |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet; Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet |
Places: | Jeddore Harbour; Nova Scotia |
Date made: | 1777; 1779 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
Measurements: | Plate impression 75.5 x 55.5cm. |
Parts: | Egmont Harbour (Chart) |