The Gut of Canso
Three sheets. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:30 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: North at 310 degrees. Variation shown 14 degrees 51' W. Bar scales in statute and nautical miles. Tidal symbols. Additional Places: Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Island. Contents Note: Sailing directions are contained in the title.
Imprint May 21 1776. Land hachured and shaded peripherally. Shoals shown in outline. Printed on LVG paper. Page number '50' handwritten overleaf.
Imprint May 21 1776. Land hachured and shaded peripherally. Shoals shown in outline. Printed on LVG paper. Page number '50' handwritten overleaf.
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Object Details
ID: | HNS66A |
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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; Cape Breton Island |
Date made: | 1776 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
Measurements: | Plate impressions 70.5 x >54.5cm, 70.5 x >54cm and 70.5 x 56cm. |
Parts: | The Gut of Canso (Chart) |
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