A chart of the N.E. coast of Cape Breton Island, from St Ann Bay to Cape Morien.
Three sheets. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:48 000. Cartographic Note: Variation shown 17 degrees 30' W. Ungraduated. Bar scales in statute and nautical miles. Plate changes: Imprint Oct 1st 1781. Cliffs darkened. Compass radiates extended so that they intermesh. Other features: Printed on Bates paper. Pin holes in top and bottom margins.
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Object Details
ID: | HNS136C |
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Type: | Chart |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet; Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet |
Date made: | 1780?; 1781 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
Measurements: | Plate impressions 78 x >53.5cm, 78 x >53cm and 78 x >53cm. |
Parts: |
A chart of the N.E. coast of Cape Breton Island, from St Ann Bay to Cape Morien. (Chart)
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