[Chart of the Bay of Fundy.]
Nautical chart representing the Bay of Fundy. Shows islands, cities, topography, bodies of water, drainage, coastline, bays, ports, shoals, and depths, given in fathoms. Includes latitudinal and longitudinal lines, as well as a compass rose with north oriented toward top of sheet. Black and white en...
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ftdavidrumseyc:oai:N/A:RUMSEY~8~1~356219~90123123 2024-09-15T18:20:12+00:00 [Chart of the Bay of Fundy.] The American Pilot : Containing the navigation of the sea coast of North America, from the streights of Belle Isle to Cayenne, including the island and banks of Newfoundland, the West India islands, and all the islands on the coast. With particular directions for sailing to, and entering the principal harbours, rivers, &c. Describing also the capes, head lands, rivers, bays, roads, havens, harbours, straits, rocks, sands, shoals, banks, depths of water, and anchorage. Showing the courses and distances from one place to another, the ebbing of the sea, the setting of the tides and currents, &c. With many other things necessary to be know in navigation. Likewise necessary directions for those who are not fully acquainted with the use of charts. Boston September 10th. 1794. Teacher of the Mathematics. Boston. Printed and sold by Wm. Norman at his office no.75 Newbury Street MDCCXCIIII. Where may be had Huddards St. Georges Channel - Thompsons North Sea - British Channel - Bay of Biscay - Coast of Spain and Portugal - Mediteranean Sea - Nantucket Harbour. Norman, William, -1807 Fundy, Bay of 1794 Full Image Download in JP2 Format 53 42 https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~356219~90123123 https://media.davidrumsey.com/MediaManager/srvr?mediafile=/Size4/RUMSEY~8~1/213/14485015.jpg unknown Norman, William, -1807 Boston 14485.000 https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~356219~90123123 https://media.davidrumsey.com/MediaManager/srvr?mediafile=/Size4/RUMSEY~8~1/213/14485015.jpg 14485.015 Nautical Charts Chart Atlas Atlas Map 1794 ftdavidrumseyc 2024-08-09T09:16:32Z Nautical chart representing the Bay of Fundy. Shows islands, cities, topography, bodies of water, drainage, coastline, bays, ports, shoals, and depths, given in fathoms. Includes latitudinal and longitudinal lines, as well as a compass rose with north oriented toward top of sheet. Black and white engraving. Chart is 53 x 42 cm, on sheet 55 x 45 cm. The American Pilot : Containing the navigation of the sea coast of North America, from the streights of Belle Isle to Cayenne, including the island and banks of Newfoundland, the West India islands, and all the islands on the coast … Published by William Norman in Boston, 1794. Folio; rebound in half calf over boards. Atlas comprised of eleven charts (including one ancillary chart and one inset chart). Charts show coastlines, cities, topography, vegetation, bodies of water, drainage, bays, ports, anchorage, shoals, rocks, directions of currents, and depths, given in fathoms. One chart features pictorial illustrations of ships and a sea monster; another provides descriptive notes with navigational instructions. Copper-plate engravings. The 1794 version of John and William Norman's American Pilot features foundational maps of Nantucket by Pinkham and the Carolinas by Daniel Dunbibin. This atlas is among the earliest to be published in the United States. In 1785, John Norman had proposed to the Massachusetts legislature to print a "Correct Set of Compleat Maps" depicting the coast from Newfoundland's Banks to the Gulf of Mexico. These maps were meant to align with the recent surveys conducted by the British Government, such as those by J.F.W. Des Barres, Samuel Holland, and others published in the Atlantic Neptune. Norman's proposal claimed that these drafts would be published on different scales to enhance their usefulness and offer printed directions and observations for mariners. This would enable safer navigation along the extensive sea coast. John Norman announced in the Boston Gazette on January 1, 1790, that he was engraving new charts of the entire American ... Map Newfoundland David Rumsey Historical Map Collection (Cartography Associates) |
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Nautical chart representing the Bay of Fundy. Shows islands, cities, topography, bodies of water, drainage, coastline, bays, ports, shoals, and depths, given in fathoms. Includes latitudinal and longitudinal lines, as well as a compass rose with north oriented toward top of sheet. Black and white engraving. Chart is 53 x 42 cm, on sheet 55 x 45 cm. The American Pilot : Containing the navigation of the sea coast of North America, from the streights of Belle Isle to Cayenne, including the island and banks of Newfoundland, the West India islands, and all the islands on the coast … Published by William Norman in Boston, 1794. Folio; rebound in half calf over boards. Atlas comprised of eleven charts (including one ancillary chart and one inset chart). Charts show coastlines, cities, topography, vegetation, bodies of water, drainage, bays, ports, anchorage, shoals, rocks, directions of currents, and depths, given in fathoms. One chart features pictorial illustrations of ships and a sea monster; another provides descriptive notes with navigational instructions. Copper-plate engravings. The 1794 version of John and William Norman's American Pilot features foundational maps of Nantucket by Pinkham and the Carolinas by Daniel Dunbibin. This atlas is among the earliest to be published in the United States. In 1785, John Norman had proposed to the Massachusetts legislature to print a "Correct Set of Compleat Maps" depicting the coast from Newfoundland's Banks to the Gulf of Mexico. These maps were meant to align with the recent surveys conducted by the British Government, such as those by J.F.W. Des Barres, Samuel Holland, and others published in the Atlantic Neptune. Norman's proposal claimed that these drafts would be published on different scales to enhance their usefulness and offer printed directions and observations for mariners. This would enable safer navigation along the extensive sea coast. John Norman announced in the Boston Gazette on January 1, 1790, that he was engraving new charts of the entire American ... |
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