A map of the Island of St. John in the Gulf of St. Laurence divided into counties & parishes and the lots, as granted by government, to which are added the soundings round the coast & harbours, improv'd from the late Survey of Captain Holland. Published as the Act direct April 6, 1775.

• Main Authors: Cook, James, active 1762-1775, Jefferys, Thomas, -1771
• Format: Map
• Language: unknown
• Published: Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm) 1775
• Subjects: American Revolution; Nautical Charts; Real property; Newfoundland
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Nautical chart of Saint John Island in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Canada, in 1775. Shows cities, property divisions, topography, vegetation, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines, ports, anchorage, shoals, islands, rocks and depths, given in fathoms. Relief shown with hachures. Includes rhumb lines, a bar scale and compass rose with north oriented toward top-left of sheet. Inset chart: [Gulf of St. Laurence]. Also, with two tables: The contents of the respective divisions of the Island of St. John -- A list of lots and proprietors names. Black and white copper-engraving. Chart is 35 x 69 cm, on double plate 55 x 74 cm. Chart appears 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 ...