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Published by Robert Laurie and James Whittle, London mapmakers and engravers who were active in the early 1800s, this navigational chart used rhumb or directional lines to assist navigators in plotting their course to and from the Cape Verde Islands. The chart is based on observations recorded by the prolific French mapmaker Jean Baptiste d'Apres de Mannevillette. The headland views or coastal silhouettes in the upper right and the lower insets of the map assisted sailors in identifying the various islands as they approached from the sea. The sidebar on the left even included tips for sailors, for example, "as you head into the Bay it is necessary to have the top gallant sails furled..." Upon entering Praya Bay on the island of St. Iago, the navigator could refer to the depth chart in the upper left corner to make a safe passage.
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Document identity
localId
x633f937t
label
The Cape Verd Islands
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
x633f937t
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
The Cape Verd Islands
description
Published by Robert Laurie and James Whittle, London mapmakers and engravers who were active in the early 1800s, this navigational chart used rhumb or directional lines to assist navigators in plotting their course to and from the Cape Verde Islands. The chart is based on observations recorded by the prolific French mapmaker Jean Baptiste d'Apres de Mannevillette. The headland views or coastal silhouettes in the upper right and the lower insets of the map assisted sailors in identifying the various islands as they approached from the sea. The sidebar on the left even included tips for sailors, for example, "as you head into the Bay it is necessary to have the top gallant sails furled..." Upon entering Praya Bay on the island of St. Iago, the navigator could refer to the depth chart in the upper left corner to make a safe passage.
date
["1794"]
year
1794
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
05_04_000147
creators
Après de Mannevillette, Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas-Denis d', 1707-1780
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Maritime Charts and Atlases
subjects
Nautical charts--Cape Verde--Early works to 1800
Harbors--Cape Verde--Maps--Early works to 1800
Coasts--Cape Verde--Pictorial works--Early works to 1800
Cape Verde--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
Africa
Cape Verde
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
Cape Verde
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
London
publisher
Laurie & Whittle
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
16
schema:longitude
-24
extent
1 map : col. ; 29 x 53 cm.
notes
Depths shown by soundings.
Includes insets of Praya Bay and a view of the English road in the island of mayo, and a larger view of Praya Bay in the island of St. Jago taken from the eastern point.
Exhibited in “Faces and Places,” at the Boston Public Library, Boston, MA, October 2003 - September 2004. MB (BRL)
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no
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x633f937t
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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376ec04a397e82d6