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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