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. Plate changes: Further place names (eg Wapoo Creek) have been added and the area south of the Ashley River is labelled 'Part of James Island' (perhaps to make it consistent with HNS164 in 1780?). Other features: Printed on Bates paper.

Object Details

ID: HNS162D
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)