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Source Description
This chart of the southern coasts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island is representative of the level of detail contained in the charts of The Atlantic Neptune. The surveys of this coastline began in 1774, and were performed by engineers working under the supervision of Samuel Holland. With the inclusion of numerous soundings, the chart is able to convey the depth of the sea at various places in a two-dimensional form. Modern nautical charts use the same placement of soundings along coastlines to inform navigators of underwater dangers. It was imperative for 18th century mariners to have such safety information, as navigation of intricate and unknown coasts could be perilous.
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Document identity
localId
7h149z36n
label
[Coast of New England from Chatham Harbor to Naragansett Bay]
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
7h149z36n
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
[Coast of New England from Chatham Harbor to Naragansett Bay]
description
This chart of the southern coasts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island is representative of the level of detail contained in the charts of The Atlantic Neptune. The surveys of this coastline began in 1774, and were performed by engineers working under the supervision of Samuel Holland. With the inclusion of numerous soundings, the chart is able to convey the depth of the sea at various places in a two-dimensional form. Modern nautical charts use the same placement of soundings along coastlines to inform navigators of underwater dangers. It was imperative for 18th century mariners to have such safety information, as navigation of intricate and unknown coasts could be perilous.
date
["1781"]
year
1781
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_004479
creators
Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
American Revolutionary War-Era Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Maritime Charts and Atlases
subjects
Coasts--New England--Maps--Early works to 1800
Coasts--Massachusetts--Maps--Early works to 1800
Coasts--Rhode Island--Maps--Early works to 1800
Nautical charts--Massachusetts--Early works to 1800
Nautical charts--New England--Early works to 1800
Nautical charts--Rhode Island--Early works to 1800
Massachusetts--Maps--Early works to 1800
Rhode Island--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
Massachusetts
New England
North and Central America
Rhode Island
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[London]
publisher
J.F.W. Des Barres
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
dn39z222j
schema:latitude
42.25
schema:longitude
-71.8333
extent
1 chart : hand col. ; 73 x 106 cm.
notes
Title from published bibliography.
From the author's Atlantic Neptune.
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no
dcId
7h149z36n
type
map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
1c22a45e44bbd31e