The harbour of Charles Town in South Carolina from the surveys of Sr. Jas. Wallace Captn. in His Majesty's Navy & others. With a view of the town from the south shore of Ashley River.

Single sheet. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:47 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: Variation shown 3 degrees 48' E. Graduated. Bar scales in statute and nautical miles. Additional Places: Charleston. Contents Note: Shows roads, buildings, boundaries and cultivation, Contains an inset view. The engraving of the chart is unchanged but the view has increased elevation and a different vessel and foreground. Other features: Printed on Bates paper. Border yellow, town red, view watercolour.

Object Details

ID: HNS162B
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet; Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet
Places: Charleston County
Date made: 1777
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Plate impression 84.5 x 62.5cm.
Parts: The harbour of Charles Town in South Carolina from the surveys of Sr. Jas. Wallace Captn. in His Majesty's Navy & others. With a view of the town from the south shore of Ashley River. (Chart)