A chart of the harbour of Rhode Island and Narraganset Bay

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A chart of the harbour of Rhode Island and Narraganset Bay
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Item Information

Title:
A chart of the harbour of Rhode Island and Narraganset Bay
Creator:
Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824
Name on Item:
surveyed in pursuance of directions from the Lords of Trade to His Majesty's surveyor general for the northern district of North America.
Date:
1776
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
Nautical charts--Rhode Island--Narragansett Bay--Early works to 1800
Narragansett Bay (R.I.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
Rhode Island > Bristol (county) > Narragansett Bay
Extent:
1 chart : hand col. ; 105 x 72 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
[London] : Published according to Act by J.F.W. Des Barres
Edition:
3rd state.
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:51,000]
Language:
English
Notes:
Relief shown by hachures and shading. Depths shown by soundings.
Appears in the author's Atlantic Neptune. London : J.F.W. Des Barres, 1777-[1781].
Identifier:
06_01_004972
Call #:
G1106.P5 D47 1777
Barcode:
30000003807881