A plan of Port Dauphin, on the eastern side of Cape Breton Island, surveyed in 1743 -- A plan of Murgain of Cow Bay, on the eastern side of Cape Breton Island, surveyed in August 1760 -- A draught of the Gut of Canso, between Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island, surveyed by the King's Ships in 1761. London. Printed for & sold by Robt. Sayer & Jno. Bennett, No. 53 in Fleet Street, as the Act directs. 25th March 1775.
Three nautical charts of Port Dauphin and Murgain (or Cow Bay), Cape Breton Island, as well as the Strait of Canso between Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island, in 1743, 1760 and 1761, respectively. Charts show cities, topography, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines, ports, bays, anchorage, shoals,...
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Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm)
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| Summary: | Three nautical charts of Port Dauphin and Murgain (or Cow Bay), Cape Breton Island, as well as the Strait of Canso between Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island, in 1743, 1760 and 1761, respectively. Charts show cities, topography, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines, ports, bays, anchorage, shoals, islands and depths, given in fathoms. Relief shown with hachures. Includes rhumb lines, bar scales (scales differ) and compass rose with north oriented toward top of sheet. Black and white copper-engraving. Together, charts are 34 x 51 cm, on plate 37 x 55 cm. Charts appear in first volume of atlas. The North-American Pilot for Newfoundland, Labradore, the Gulf and River St. Laurence : Being a collection of sixty accurate charts and plans, drawn from original surveys : taken by James Cook and Michael Lane, Surveyors, and Joseph Gilbert, and other Officers in the King's Service, published by Robert Sayer and John Bennett in London, 1784. Second edition, in two volumes. Second volume title: The North-American Pilot for New England, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia; also the two Carolinas, and Florida, drawn from original surveys, taken by Capt. John Gascoigne, Joshua Fisher, Jacob Blamey, and other officers and pilots in his majesty's service. (Part the second). Using the surveys of Captain James Cook and others, Jefferys began this chart atlas in 1768. The first edition of The North American Pilot followed in 1775 and was subsequently re-issued several times. Atlas comprised of nautical charts depicting waters in and around North America, such as the Hudson River, Boston Harbor, Chesapeake Bay, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Each volume bound in remboîtage with gilt floral border, Greek key frame and spine title, as well as marbled end papers. Collation: V. 1 - [6] pages, XXII plates; V. 2 - [2] pages, XIII plates. In total, the work contains 41 charts, with 28 charts on 22 plates in the first volume, and 13 charts on 13 plates in the second volume, some double and other fold-out. Charts ... |
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