A chart of the Banks of Newfoundland

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A chart of the Banks of Newfoundland
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Item Information

Title:
A chart of the Banks of Newfoundland
Creator:
Chabert, Joseph Bernard, marquis de, 1724-1805
Contributor:
Cook, James, 1728-1779
Contributor:
Fleurieu, C. P. Claret (Charles Pierre Claret), comte de, 1738-1810
Publisher:
Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm)
Name on Item:
Drawn from a great number of hydrographical surveys, chiefly from those of Chabert, Cook, and Fleurieu, connected and ascertained by astronomical observations.
Date:
1775
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Athenaeum
Collection (local):
Cartographic Collection
Subjects:
Nautical charts--Grand Banks of Newfoundland--Early works to 1800
Grand Banks of Newfoundland--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
Grand Banks of Newfoundland
Extent:
col. map 50 x 67 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Publisher:
London : Printed for & sold by Robt. Sayer & Jno. Bennett
Scale:
Scale ca. 1:2,100,000
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
http://catalog.bostonathenaeum.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=472700
Notes:
Hand colored.
Depths shown by soundings.
Prime meridian: London.
Includes chart "Astronomical observations on which this chart is grounded."
LCCN:
73694739