[Penobscot Bay]

Two sheets. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:125 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: Variation shown 9 degrees W. Bar scales in statute and nautical miles. Additional Places: Maine. Imprint April 24, 1776. Hills hachured and settlements shown. Lacks soundings except at Fox islands. A single latitude value is given but no longitude. Printed on LVG paper. Page number '18' type-stamped overleaf. The longitude values in pencil on the bottom border are 20th century annotations.

Object Details

ID: HNS110A
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet; Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet
Places: Maine
Date made: 1776
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Plate impressions both >54 x 75.5cm.
Parts: [Penobscot Bay] (Chart)