[Part of the North coast of Nova Scotia]
Four sheets. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:60 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: North at 5 degrees. Variation shown 14 degrees 40' W. Tidal symbols. Bar scales in statute and nautical miles. Contents Note: Contains sailing directions for Frederick Bay [Tacamagouche Bay] and Pictou harbour, The placenames in 71G show that Des Barres wanted to leave his mark on the landscape. As well as Frederick Bay, Town and River, there is a Des Barres River and a Joseph Harbour. Plate changes: Shoals stippled. Rectangular boxes have been drawn round the text. Other features: Printed on Bates paper. Page number '61' type-stamped overleaf.
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Object Details
ID: | HNS71E |
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Type: | Chart |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet; Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet |
Date made: | 1776 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
Measurements: | Plate impressions 75 x >53.4cm, 75 x >52cm, 75 x >52.5cm and 75 x >54cm. |
Parts: |
[Part of the North coast of Nova Scotia] (Chart)
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