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Source Description
Chart of eastern Nova Scotia, from Durrell Island to Little Dover (White) Island.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
ws859h069
label
Canso Harbor
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
ws859h069
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Canso Harbor
description
Chart of eastern Nova Scotia, from Durrell Island to Little Dover (White) Island.
date
["1775"]
year
1775
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_008286
creators
Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1729-1824
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Nautical charts--Nova Scotia--Early works to 1800
Nautical charts--Canso Harbour--Early works to 1800
Coasts--Nova Scotia--Maps--Early works to 1800
Nova Scotia--Maps--Early works to 1800
Canso Harbour (N.S.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
Canada
Canso
Canso Harbour
North and Central America
Nova Scotia
Saint Peters
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
Canada
city
Canso
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[London]
publisher
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
45.3333
schema:longitude
-61
extent
1 chart ; 54 x 37 cm, on sheet 79 x 56 cm + 2 sheets (79 x 56 cm)
notes
Chart of eastern Nova Scotia, from Durrell Island to Little Dover (White) Island.
Depths shown by soundings.
Oriented with north toward the upper right.
Inset: "View of Port George taken from the top of Binney Isle."
Longitude errors are erased and corrected in manuscript.
Manuscript longitude label above map incorrect.
Accompanied by sailing directions for Canso Harbour and St. Peter's Bay.
Appears in the author's Atlantic Neptune. London : J.F.W. Des Barres, 1777-[1781].
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no
dcId
ws859h069
type
map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
8bd28a91d4ca9a96