A chart of the west coast of Newfoundland, surveyed by Order of Commodore Pallisser, Governor of Newfoundland, Labradore &c. &c. By James Cook, Surveyor. London. Published by permission, of the Right Honble. the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. By James Cook, and sold with a Book of Directions. Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett, No. 53 in Fleet Street, 10 May 1770.
Nautical chart of the west coast of Newfoundland, in 1770. Shows cities, topography, bodies of water, drainage, ports, anchorage, shoals, rocks and depths, given in fathoms. Relief shown pictorially. Includes a legend, rhumb lines, a bar scale and compass roses with north oriented toward lower-left...
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ftdavidrumseyc:oai:N/A:RUMSEY~8~1~348994~90116527 2024-09-15T18:19:47+00:00 A chart of the west coast of Newfoundland, surveyed by Order of Commodore Pallisser, Governor of Newfoundland, Labradore &c. &c. By James Cook, Surveyor. London. Published by permission, of the Right Honble. the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. By James Cook, and sold with a Book of Directions. Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett, No. 53 in Fleet Street, 10 May 1770. 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 permission of the Right hon. the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Chiefly engraved by the Late Mr. Thomas Jeffreys, Geographer to the King. On thirty-six large copper-plates. London: printed according to Act of Parliament, and sold by R. Sayer and J. Bennett, No. 53, in Fleet-Street. M.DCC.LXXV. A chart of the west coast of Newfoundland, surveyed by Order of Commodore Pallisser, Governor of Newfoundland, Labradore &c. &c. Cook, James, active 1762-1775 Jefferys, Thomas, -1771 Newfoundland 1770 Full Image Download in JP2 Format 49 172 https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~348994~90116527 https://media.davidrumsey.com/MediaManager/srvr?mediafile=/Size4/RUMSEY~8~1/205/14400020.jpg unknown Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm) London 14400.000 https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~348994~90116527 https://media.davidrumsey.com/MediaManager/srvr?mediafile=/Size4/RUMSEY~8~1/205/14400020.jpg 14400.020 Nautical Charts Chart Atlas Regional Atlas Atlas Map View 1770 ftdavidrumseyc 2024-08-09T09:16:31Z Nautical chart of the west coast of Newfoundland, in 1770. Shows cities, topography, bodies of water, drainage, ports, anchorage, shoals, rocks and depths, given in fathoms. Relief shown pictorially. Includes a legend, rhumb lines, a bar scale and compass roses with north oriented toward lower-left of sheet. With two inset charts: A plan of Hawkes Harbour, Port Saunders and Keppee Harbour -- A plan of York and Lark Harbours, in the Bay of Islands. Also, with five profile views: A view of the land between Point Ferolle and Point Rich, taken at the Vessel A, in the Chart . The perspective point of each view is indicated by the locations of ships throughout the chart. Black and white copper-engraving. Chart is 49 x 172 cm, on fold-out plate 57 x 176 cm. The North-American Pilot for Newfoundland, Labradore, the Gulf and River St. Laurence, published by Robert Sayer and John Bennett in London, 1775. Atlas comprised of nautical charts created from surveys by James Cook, Michael Lane, Joseph Gilbert, and other officers in the King's Service. Bound in marbled boards, somewhat abraded. With gilt spine title. Collation: [4] pages, XXII plates. Volume contains 28 charts on 22 plates, some double and other fold-out. Charts show cities, fortifications, topography, vegetation, bodies of water, drainage, bays, ports, anchorage, shoals, rocks, shipwrecks and depths, given in fathoms. Charts include descriptive notes. Copper-plate engravings. See our 14471.000 for the 1784 second edition of this work. "Extremely rare. Published in the year of Cook's return to England from his second voyage, this is the first issue of the complete edition of the survey of Newfoundland and Labrador, which he carried out in the 1760s. These incredibly detailed and accurate charts, along with his skills as a navigator, were largely responsible for Cook being given command of the Endeavour, which took him on his first circumnavigation. Samuel Holland, the first Surveyor General of British North America, [provides] insight into Cook's surveying work ... Map Newfoundland David Rumsey Historical Map Collection (Cartography Associates) |
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Nautical chart of the west coast of Newfoundland, in 1770. Shows cities, topography, bodies of water, drainage, ports, anchorage, shoals, rocks and depths, given in fathoms. Relief shown pictorially. Includes a legend, rhumb lines, a bar scale and compass roses with north oriented toward lower-left of sheet. With two inset charts: A plan of Hawkes Harbour, Port Saunders and Keppee Harbour -- A plan of York and Lark Harbours, in the Bay of Islands. Also, with five profile views: A view of the land between Point Ferolle and Point Rich, taken at the Vessel A, in the Chart . The perspective point of each view is indicated by the locations of ships throughout the chart. Black and white copper-engraving. Chart is 49 x 172 cm, on fold-out plate 57 x 176 cm. The North-American Pilot for Newfoundland, Labradore, the Gulf and River St. Laurence, published by Robert Sayer and John Bennett in London, 1775. Atlas comprised of nautical charts created from surveys by James Cook, Michael Lane, Joseph Gilbert, and other officers in the King's Service. Bound in marbled boards, somewhat abraded. With gilt spine title. Collation: [4] pages, XXII plates. Volume contains 28 charts on 22 plates, some double and other fold-out. Charts show cities, fortifications, topography, vegetation, bodies of water, drainage, bays, ports, anchorage, shoals, rocks, shipwrecks and depths, given in fathoms. Charts include descriptive notes. Copper-plate engravings. See our 14471.000 for the 1784 second edition of this work. "Extremely rare. Published in the year of Cook's return to England from his second voyage, this is the first issue of the complete edition of the survey of Newfoundland and Labrador, which he carried out in the 1760s. These incredibly detailed and accurate charts, along with his skills as a navigator, were largely responsible for Cook being given command of the Endeavour, which took him on his first circumnavigation. Samuel Holland, the first Surveyor General of British North America, [provides] insight into Cook's surveying work ... |
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A chart of the west coast of Newfoundland, surveyed by Order of Commodore Pallisser, Governor of Newfoundland, Labradore &c. &c. By James Cook, Surveyor. London. Published by permission, of the Right Honble. the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. By James Cook, and sold with a Book of Directions. Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett, No. 53 in Fleet Street, 10 May 1770. |
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A chart of the west coast of Newfoundland, surveyed by Order of Commodore Pallisser, Governor of Newfoundland, Labradore &c. &c. By James Cook, Surveyor. London. Published by permission, of the Right Honble. the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. By James Cook, and sold with a Book of Directions. Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett, No. 53 in Fleet Street, 10 May 1770. |
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A chart of the west coast of Newfoundland, surveyed by Order of Commodore Pallisser, Governor of Newfoundland, Labradore &c. &c. By James Cook, Surveyor. London. Published by permission, of the Right Honble. the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. By James Cook, and sold with a Book of Directions. Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett, No. 53 in Fleet Street, 10 May 1770. |
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A chart of the west coast of Newfoundland, surveyed by Order of Commodore Pallisser, Governor of Newfoundland, Labradore &c. &c. By James Cook, Surveyor. London. Published by permission, of the Right Honble. the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. By James Cook, and sold with a Book of Directions. Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett, No. 53 in Fleet Street, 10 May 1770. |
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A chart of the west coast of Newfoundland, surveyed by Order of Commodore Pallisser, Governor of Newfoundland, Labradore &c. &c. By James Cook, Surveyor. London. Published by permission, of the Right Honble. the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. By James Cook, and sold with a Book of Directions. Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett, No. 53 in Fleet Street, 10 May 1770. |
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chart of the west coast of newfoundland, surveyed by order of commodore pallisser, governor of newfoundland, labradore &c. &c. by james cook, surveyor. london. published by permission, of the right honble. the lords commissioners of the admiralty. by james cook, and sold with a book of directions. printed for r. sayer & j. bennett, no. 53 in fleet street, 10 may 1770. |
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