[Canso harbour]
Single sheet. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:30 000 (lat). Cartographic Note: Aligned on magnetic north. Variation shown 14 degrees 45' W, 57A and 57B have longitudes erroneously increasing from west to east. In 57A* and 57B* these errors are corrected in manuscript (60 degrees 50 mins becomes 61 degrees and the minutes on each side are corrected). In 57C the errors are corrected on the plate. Additional Places: Nova Scotia. Contents Note: Contains one view of Port George taken from the top of Binney Isle. Plate changes: Settlements added. Numerous vessels added to the view. Other features: Printed on Bates paper. Page number '48' type-stamped overleaf.
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Object Details
ID: | HNS57E |
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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: | 1775 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
Measurements: | Plate impression 68.5 x 49.5cm. |
Parts: | [Canso harbour] (Chart) |