A chart of part of the south coast of Newfoundland including the islands of Langley, St. Peters and Miquelon with the southern entrance into the Gulph of St. Laurence

Black and white. Covers from Cape Anguille to Recontre Islands in Fortune Bay. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Bar scale in English and French leagues. Two compass roses with variation and rhumb lines. List of symbols used to indicate anchorages, rocks above wate...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cook, James, 1728-1779
Other Authors: Larken, Br. (engraver)
Format: Map
Language:English
Published: London 1794
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/maps/id/130
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Summary:Black and white. Covers from Cape Anguille to Recontre Islands in Fortune Bay. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Bar scale in English and French leagues. Two compass roses with variation and rhumb lines. List of symbols used to indicate anchorages, rocks above water, rocks under water, general direction of the water current, and states that numbers denote depths in fathoms. Includes two coastal views: High land of Cape Ray -- A view of C. Chapeaurouge or the Mountain of the Hat taken at the point A in the chart. Insets, with various scales: Port aux Basques -- St. Peters Island -- Great Jervis Harbour -- Harbour Briton -- Harbour of St. Laurence. "From actual surveys taken by order of Commodore Pallisser, Governor of Newfoundland, Labradore, &c. by James Cook surveyor" (title). The map appears to be made up of three sheets joined together.