Cape Poge bearing S 52°E, distant 2 miles : Sandy Point bearing W S W distant four miles ; Gay Head bearing N E 1/4 E and Nomansland E 1/4 S ; Gay Head bearing SE distant one mile ; Sankoty Head, bearing S by W, distant 10 miles ; Sankoty Head bearing SW when clear of the shoals distant 4 leagues

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Cape Poge bearing S 52°E, distant 2 miles
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Title:
Cape Poge bearing S 52°E, distant 2 miles : Sandy Point bearing W S W distant four miles ; Gay Head bearing N E 1/4 E and Nomansland E 1/4 S ; Gay Head bearing SE distant one mile ; Sankoty Head, bearing S by W, distant 10 miles ; Sankoty Head bearing SW when clear of the shoals distant 4 leagues
Title (alt.):
Sandy Point bearing W S W distant four miles
Gay Head bearing N E 1/4 E and Nomansland E 1/4 S
Gay Head bearing SE distant one mile
Sankoty Head, bearing S by W, distant 10 miles
Sankoty Head bearing SW when clear of the shoals distant 4 leagues
Creator:
Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824
Date:
[1781?]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Pictorial works
Martha's Vineyard (Mass.)--Pictorial works--Early works to 1800
Places:
Massachusetts > Dukes (county) > Martha's Vineyard (island)
Extent:
6 views on 1 sheet : etching ; sheet 82 x 62 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
[London] : J.F.W. Des Barres
Scale:
Not drawn to scale.
Language:
English
Notes:
From the author's Atlantic Neptune.
Identifier:
06_01_004517
Call #:
G1106.P5 1781 .D4
Barcode:
30000003818461