North America, North East Coast of Newfoundland : Cape Bonavista to Bay Bulls including Trinity & Conception Bays /

Early Canadian nautical maps were referred to as "Bayfield charts" in honour of Henry Wolsey Bayfield who began in the early 1800s charting the waterways of Canada. "Engraved by Davies, Bryer & Co." "Drawn for engraving by H. Stafford, Hyd. Off." "Published at...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Great Britain. Hydrographic Office, issuing body., Bayfield, Henry Wolsey, 1795-1885., Richards, G. H. (George Henry), cartographer., Orlebar, J., 1810-1891, surveyor., Kerr, James H., 1837?-1877, surveyor., Great Britain. Admiralty., Davies, Bryer & Co., engraver.
Format: Map
Language:English
Subjects:
Nautical charts
Canada
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mcg.ark:/13960/t5t80007r
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Summary:Early Canadian nautical maps were referred to as "Bayfield charts" in honour of Henry Wolsey Bayfield who began in the early 1800s charting the waterways of Canada. "Engraved by Davies, Bryer & Co." "Drawn for engraving by H. Stafford, Hyd. Off." "Published at the Admiralty, Feb. 10th 1868 under the Superintendence of Rear Admiral G.H. Richards, C.B.F.R.S. Hydrographer." Includes five coastal profiles. Mounted on linen. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights; depths shown by soundings in fathoms. Mode of access: Internet. Copy in McGill Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections, Map Collection: Numbered 11 on verso of map. Index to Bayfield Charts at McGill University 11

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