A chart of the Island of Cape Breton.

Single sheet. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:250 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: Variation not shown. Graduated. Bar scale in English statute miles. Contents Note: Shows the land divided into 70 rectilinear numbered plots, and a large open area labelled 'Hunting Country'. Plate changes: Shading added. Other features: Printed on wove paper.

Object Details

ID: HNS139B
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet; Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet
Places: Cape Breton Island
Date made: 1781?
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Plate impression 71.5 x 62cm.
Parts: A chart of the Island of Cape Breton. (Chart)