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This fine chart of the New England coast was based on surveys conducted by Cyprian Southack, sea captain and resident of the city of Boston. His original chart, first printed in Boston in 1734, is known in only three copies. It was the earliest example of a marine survey produced by an American. Displayed here is a latter state which was published in The English Pilot, the standard guide for English navigation at the time. The inset of Boston closely follows the earliest printed plan of the city, first published in 1722 by John Bonner.
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Document identity
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3f462t67x
label
A map of the coast of New England, from Staten Island to the island of Breton
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obj
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map
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1
Source metadata
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3f462t67x
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map
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normalized
title
A map of the coast of New England, from Staten Island to the island of Breton
description
This fine chart of the New England coast was based on surveys conducted by Cyprian Southack, sea captain and resident of the city of Boston. His original chart, first printed in Boston in 1734, is known in only three copies. It was the earliest example of a marine survey produced by an American. Displayed here is a latter state which was published in The English Pilot, the standard guide for English navigation at the time. The inset of Boston closely follows the earliest printed plan of the city, first published in 1722 by John Bonner.
date
["[1737?]"]
year
1737
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
reuseAllowed
creative commons
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_001198
creators
Southack, Cyprian, 1662-1745
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Mapping Boston Collection
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Maritime Charts and Atlases
subjects
Nautical charts--Atlantic Coast (North America)--Early works to 1800
New England--Maps--Early works to 1800
Nova Scotia--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
Canada
New England
North and Central America
Nova Scotia
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
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pageCount
1
source
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pubPlace
London
publisher
Sold by I. Mount, T. Page & W. Mount, Tower-Hill
Source extras
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sf268508b
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jq086303k
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44.2033
schema:longitude
-70.3039
extent
1 map ; 59 x 79 cm.
notes
Relief shown pictorially.
Depths shown by soundings.
Insets: The town of Boston in New England, and, A chart of the Atlantic Ocean shewing the situation of Nova Scotia with respect to the British Isles.
Date of publication between that of earlier issue by John Senex ca. 1735 and William Mount's death in 1769.
Appears in the English Pilot, the Fourth Book. London. 1737.
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3f462t67x
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map
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