[Part of the North coast of Nova Scotia]

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[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: Imprint June 1st 1781. Trees added to the shading. Settlements and place-names added. Page number now 'PL.34.' Other features: Printed on Bates paper. Border yellow, land tinted green, settlements coloured. Red/brown coastal convention.

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Object Details

ID:	HNS71G
Type:	Chart
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet; Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet
Date made:	1776; 1781
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) [Part of the North coast of Nova Scotia] (Chart) (HNS71A) [Part of the North coast of Nova Scotia] (Chart) (HNS71B) [Part of the North coast of Nova Scotia] (Chart) (HNS71C) [Part of the North coast of Nova Scotia] (Chart) (HNS71C*) [Part of the North coast of Nova Scotia] (Chart) (HNS71D) [Part of the North coast of Nova Scotia] (Chart) (HNS71E) [Part of the North coast of Nova Scotia] (Chart) (HNS71F) [Part of the North coast of Nova Scotia] (Chart) (HNS71G) [Part of the North coast of Nova Scotia] (Chart) (HNS71H)