A view from the south eastward of Halifax Harbor : Appearance of the shore, (at three miles off,) four or five leagues to the eastward of Halifax Harbor ; A view taken 4 miles off shore, Halifax Harbor bearing north ; Sambro light house, bearing west 4 1/2 miles distant ; Sambro light-house south-east distant 1 mile ; Chebucto Head, bearing north 6? east, distant 2 miles

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A view from the south eastward of Halifax Harbor
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Title:
A view from the south eastward of Halifax Harbor : Appearance of the shore, (at three miles off,) four or five leagues to the eastward of Halifax Harbor ; A view taken 4 miles off shore, Halifax Harbor bearing north ; Sambro light house, bearing west 4 1/2 miles distant ; Sambro light-house south-east distant 1 mile ; Chebucto Head, bearing north 6? east, distant 2 miles
Title (alt.):
[Six views near Halifax]
Appearance of the shore, (at three miles off,) four or five leagues to the eastward of Halifax Harbor
A view taken 4 miles off shore, Halifax Harbor bearing north
Sambro light house, bearing west 4 1/2 miles distant
Sambro light-house south-east distant 1 mile
Chebucto Head, bearing north 6? east, distant 2 miles
Creator:
Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824
Date:
[1777]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
Coasts--Nova Scotia--Halifax Harbour--Pictorial works--Early works to 1800
Halifax Harbour (N.S.)--Pictorial works--Early works to 1800
Places:
Canada > Nova Scotia (province) > Halifax Harbour (harbor)
Extent:
6 views on 1 sheet : hand col. ; sheet 58 x 80 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:
Six views near Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Appears in the author's Atlantic Neptune. London : J.F.W. Des Barres, 1777-[1781].
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
06_01_008272
Call #:
G1106.P5 D47 1777
Barcode:
30000003797274