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This chart of the northeast coast of North America is the most comprehensive map in The Atlantic Neptune, covering the largest geographic area. It was produced using the latest scientific technology available for marine surveying in the second half of the 18th century, resulting in a chart that remains remarkably accurate for being over two hundred years old. Illustrating the northern district of Britain's North American empire, Des Barres' chart bears a striking resemblance to a modern Canadian Hydrographic Service chart of the same area.
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9g54xk56c
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The coast of Nova Scotia, New England, New-York, Jersey, the Gulph and River of St. Lawrence
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map
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Source metadata
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9g54xk56c
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map
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normalized
title
The coast of Nova Scotia, New England, New-York, Jersey, the Gulph and River of St. Lawrence
description
This chart of the northeast coast of North America is the most comprehensive map in The Atlantic Neptune, covering the largest geographic area. It was produced using the latest scientific technology available for marine surveying in the second half of the 18th century, resulting in a chart that remains remarkably accurate for being over two hundred years old. Illustrating the northern district of Britain's North American empire, Des Barres' chart bears a striking resemblance to a modern Canadian Hydrographic Service chart of the same area.
date
["1780"]
year
1780
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_008060
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
Nautical charts--Atlantic Coast (Maritime Provinces)--Early works to 1800
Nautical charts--Atlantic Coast (New England)--Early works to 1800
Nautical charts--Atlantic Coast (Middle Atlantic States)--Early works to 1800
Coasts--Maritime Provinces--Maps--Early works to 1800
Coasts--New England--Maps--Early works to 1800
Coasts--Middle Atlantic States--Maps--Early works to 1800
Atlantic Coast (Maritime Provinces)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Atlantic Coast (New England)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Atlantic Coast (Middle Atlantic States)--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
Canada
Middle Atlantic
New England
North and Central America
Province of Prince Edward Island
United States
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Maps
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Cartographic
country
United States
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1
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pubPlace
[London]
publisher
Publish'd ... November 1st. 1780 by I.F.W. Des Barres Esqr
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44.2033
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-70.3039
extent
1 map ; 80 x 117 cm.
notes
Relief shown by shading. Soundings in fathoms.
Shows tidal depths and bottom conditions.
"Published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain ..."
In upper right corner: PL. 4.
Appears in the author's Atlantic Neptune. London : [J.F.W. Des Barres], 1777-[1781].
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9g54xk56c
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map
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