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 J & C Walker." Includes two coastal profiles. Legend for material under the soundings. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights; depths shown by soundings in feet. "Published at the Admiralty 22nd May 1860 under the Superintendence of Captn. Washington R.N.F.R.S. Hydrographer." Mode of access: Internet. Copy in McGill Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections, Map Collection: Numbered 161 on verso of map. Copy in McGill Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections, Map Collection: folded to 69 x 53 cm Index to Bayfield Charts at McGill University 161
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