A chart of the Straights of Bell Isle with part of the coast of Newfoundland and Labradore from actual surveys published by permission of the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty surveyed by James Cook in 1766 and Michael Lane in 1769. London. Published according to Act of Parliament 10 May 1770 by R. Sayer & J. Bennett No. 53 in Fleet Street.
Nautical chart of the Strait of Belle Isle, Newfoundland, in 1769. Shows cities, topography, bodies of water, drainage, ports, anchorage, shoals, rocks and depths, given in fathoms. Relief shown with hachures. Includes a legend, rhumb lines, a bar scale and compass roses with north oriented toward u...
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Nautical Charts Cook, James, active 1762-1775 Lane, Michael, 1768 - 1784 Jefferys, Thomas, -1771 A chart of the Straights of Bell Isle with part of the coast of Newfoundland and Labradore from actual surveys published by permission of the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty surveyed by James Cook in 1766 and Michael Lane in 1769. London. Published according to Act of Parliament 10 May 1770 by R. Sayer & J. Bennett No. 53 in Fleet Street. |
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Nautical chart of the Strait of Belle Isle, Newfoundland, in 1769. Shows cities, topography, bodies of water, drainage, ports, anchorage, shoals, rocks and depths, given in fathoms. Relief shown with hachures. Includes a legend, rhumb lines, a bar scale and compass roses with north oriented toward upper-right of sheet. With six inset charts: Bradore Harbour -- Red Bay -- Old Ferolle Harbour -- York, or Chateaux Bay -- Cape Degrat -- Croque Harbour. Black and white copper-engraving. Chart is 61 x 111 cm, on fold-out plate 65 x 115 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 in North America: . whenever I could get a moment of time from my duty, I was on board the Pembroke where the great cabin, dedicated to scientific purposes and mostly taken up with a drawing table, furnished no room for ... |
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Cook, James, active 1762-1775 Lane, Michael, 1768 - 1784 Jefferys, Thomas, -1771 |
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A chart of the Straights of Bell Isle with part of the coast of Newfoundland and Labradore from actual surveys published by permission of the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty surveyed by James Cook in 1766 and Michael Lane in 1769. London. Published according to Act of Parliament 10 May 1770 by R. Sayer & J. Bennett No. 53 in Fleet Street. |
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A chart of the Straights of Bell Isle with part of the coast of Newfoundland and Labradore from actual surveys published by permission of the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty surveyed by James Cook in 1766 and Michael Lane in 1769. London. Published according to Act of Parliament 10 May 1770 by R. Sayer & J. Bennett No. 53 in Fleet Street. |
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A chart of the Straights of Bell Isle with part of the coast of Newfoundland and Labradore from actual surveys published by permission of the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty surveyed by James Cook in 1766 and Michael Lane in 1769. London. Published according to Act of Parliament 10 May 1770 by R. Sayer & J. Bennett No. 53 in Fleet Street. |
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A chart of the Straights of Bell Isle with part of the coast of Newfoundland and Labradore from actual surveys published by permission of the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty surveyed by James Cook in 1766 and Michael Lane in 1769. London. Published according to Act of Parliament 10 May 1770 by R. Sayer & J. Bennett No. 53 in Fleet Street. |
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A chart of the Straights of Bell Isle with part of the coast of Newfoundland and Labradore from actual surveys published by permission of the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty surveyed by James Cook in 1766 and Michael Lane in 1769. London. Published according to Act of Parliament 10 May 1770 by R. Sayer & J. Bennett No. 53 in Fleet Street. |
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chart of the straights of bell isle with part of the coast of newfoundland and labradore from actual surveys published by permission of the right honourable the lords commissioners of the admiralty surveyed by james cook in 1766 and michael lane in 1769. london. published according to act of parliament 10 may 1770 by r. sayer & j. bennett no. 53 in fleet street. |
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Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm) |
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Belle Isle, Strait of (N.L.) |
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ENVELOPE(-55.357,-55.357,51.942,51.942) ENVELOPE(-55.831,-55.831,51.067,51.067) ENVELOPE(-55.798,-55.798,51.050,51.050) ENVELOPE(162.000,162.000,-76.550,-76.550) ENVELOPE(-56.881,-56.881,51.083,51.083) ENVELOPE(-57.115,-57.115,51.400,51.400) |
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Anchorage Belle Isle Croque Croque Harbour Endeavour Newfoundland Old Ferolle Harbour Strait of Belle Isle |
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Anchorage Belle Isle Croque Croque Harbour Endeavour Newfoundland Old Ferolle Harbour Strait of Belle Isle |
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Newfoundland Strait of Belle Isle |
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Newfoundland Strait of Belle Isle |
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ftdavidrumseyc:oai:N/A:RUMSEY~8~1~348995~90116528 2024-09-09T19:53:26+00:00 A chart of the Straights of Bell Isle with part of the coast of Newfoundland and Labradore from actual surveys published by permission of the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty surveyed by James Cook in 1766 and Michael Lane in 1769. London. Published according to Act of Parliament 10 May 1770 by R. Sayer & J. Bennett No. 53 in Fleet Street. 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 Straights of Bell Isle with part of the coast of Newfoundland and Labradore . Cook, James, active 1762-1775 Lane, Michael, 1768 - 1784 Jefferys, Thomas, -1771 Belle Isle, Strait of (N.L.) 1769 Full Image Download in JP2 Format 61 111 https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~348995~90116528 https://media.davidrumsey.com/MediaManager/srvr?mediafile=/Size4/RUMSEY~8~1/205/14400021.jpg unknown Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm) London 14400.000 https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~348995~90116528 https://media.davidrumsey.com/MediaManager/srvr?mediafile=/Size4/RUMSEY~8~1/205/14400021.jpg 14400.021 Nautical Charts Chart Atlas Regional Atlas Atlas Map 1769 ftdavidrumseyc 2024-08-09T09:16:31Z Nautical chart of the Strait of Belle Isle, Newfoundland, in 1769. Shows cities, topography, bodies of water, drainage, ports, anchorage, shoals, rocks and depths, given in fathoms. Relief shown with hachures. Includes a legend, rhumb lines, a bar scale and compass roses with north oriented toward upper-right of sheet. With six inset charts: Bradore Harbour -- Red Bay -- Old Ferolle Harbour -- York, or Chateaux Bay -- Cape Degrat -- Croque Harbour. Black and white copper-engraving. Chart is 61 x 111 cm, on fold-out plate 65 x 115 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 in North America: . whenever I could get a moment of time from my duty, I was on board the Pembroke where the great cabin, dedicated to scientific purposes and mostly taken up with a drawing table, furnished no room for ... Map Newfoundland Strait of Belle Isle David Rumsey Historical Map Collection (Cartography Associates) Anchorage Belle Isle ENVELOPE(-55.357,-55.357,51.942,51.942) Croque ENVELOPE(-55.831,-55.831,51.067,51.067) Croque Harbour ENVELOPE(-55.798,-55.798,51.050,51.050) Endeavour ENVELOPE(162.000,162.000,-76.550,-76.550) Newfoundland Old Ferolle Harbour ENVELOPE(-56.881,-56.881,51.083,51.083) Strait of Belle Isle ENVELOPE(-57.115,-57.115,51.400,51.400) |