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First published in 1689, John Thornton's chart of the north Atlantic seacoast illustrates the type of nautical charts available to navigators in the Fourth Book of the English Pilot, which was the standard resource for mariners at the time. The charts were flawed with numerous inaccuracies, and did not provide enough detail to have been truly beneficial to those sailing close to the shore. Many ships were damaged off the coasts of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia because accurate and comprehensive charts of the area were not available to those navigating to Canada from England. Featured here is state one from plate II. This new plate contains mainly bibliographical changes. This example is rare for its contemporary color, unusual in the English Pilot series. The chart showed all English ports in the Northeast, including Boston, Charlestown, and Dorchester.
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Document identity
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3f462t201
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A chart of the sea coast of New Foundland, New Scotland, New England, New York, New Jersey, with Virginia and Maryland
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obj
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map
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1
Source metadata
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3f462t201
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
A chart of the sea coast of New Foundland, New Scotland, New England, New York, New Jersey, with Virginia and Maryland
description
First published in 1689, John Thornton's chart of the north Atlantic seacoast illustrates the type of nautical charts available to navigators in the Fourth Book of the English Pilot, which was the standard resource for mariners at the time. The charts were flawed with numerous inaccuracies, and did not provide enough detail to have been truly beneficial to those sailing close to the shore. Many ships were damaged off the coasts of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia because accurate and comprehensive charts of the area were not available to those navigating to Canada from England. Featured here is state one from plate II. This new plate contains mainly bibliographical changes. This example is rare for its contemporary color, unusual in the English Pilot series. The chart showed all English ports in the Northeast, including Boston, Charlestown, and Dorchester.
date
["[1713]"]
year
1713
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_001226
creators
Thornton, John, 1641-1708
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Mapping Boston Collection
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Maritime Charts and Atlases
subjects
Nautical charts--Atlantic Coast (U.S.)--Early works to 1800
Nautical charts--Maritime Provinces--Early works to 1800
Maritime Provinces--Maps--Early works to 1800
Northeastern States--Maps--Early works to 1800
Middle Atlantic States--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
Canada
Middle Atlantic
North and Central America
Northeastern United States
Province of Prince Edward Island
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
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1
source
import
pubPlace
London
publisher
Sold by W. & I. Mount & T. Page
Source extras
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sf268508b
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jq086303k
extent
1 map : col. ; 46 x 58 cm.
notes
Depths shown by soundings.
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no
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3f462t201
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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bf6718c1171f360b