A new chart of the River St. Laurence, from the Island of Anticosti to the Falls of Richelieu : With all the islands, rocks, shoals, and soundings. Also particular directions for navigating the River with safety. Taken by Order of Charles Saunders, Esqr. Vice-Admiral of the Blue, and Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Ships in the Expedition against Quebec in 1759. Engraved by Thomas Jeffreys Geographer to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Published by Command of the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. London. Printed for Robert Sayer, Map & Sea-Chart Seller, No. 53, Fleet Street, as the Act directs 16 Feby. 1786. (1)
Nautical chart of the Saint Lawrence River, Canada, in 1759. Shows cities, topography, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines, ports, anchorage, shoals, islands, rocks and depths, given in fathoms, as well as arrows indicating the direction of water currents. Relief shown with hachures. Includes a le...
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Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm)
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| Summary: | Nautical chart of the Saint Lawrence River, Canada, in 1759. Shows cities, topography, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines, ports, anchorage, shoals, islands, rocks and depths, given in fathoms, as well as arrows indicating the direction of water currents. Relief shown with hachures. Includes a legend, rhumb lines and a compass rose with north oriented toward top of sheet. Descriptive notes throughout. With three inset charts: Gaspee Bay -- Mingan Island -- Mingan Harbour. Also, with five profile views: Thus appears the Land between Island Bonaventura and Cape Roziers . Black and white copper-engraving. Chart is 85 x 78 cm, on fold-out plate 90 x 85 cm. First of three sheets (title appears on third sheet). 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 ... |
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