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A Chart of the Banks of Newfoundland Drawn from a Great Number of Hydrographical Surveys, Chiefly from those of Chabert, Cook and Fleurieu, Connected and Ascertained by Astronomical Observations. 25th March 1775.

Description

A hydrographical map of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland published in 1775. The astronomical observations on which the chart is based can be seen in the lower right corner of the map. Depth measurements are marked throughout the map. The routes taken by Chabert, Cook and Fleurieu are marked with ships and outlined and notes about sand quality. Towns, bodies of water, and the Grand Banks themselves are labelled throughout.

Details
Title:

A Chart of the Banks of Newfoundland Drawn from a Great Number of Hydrographical Surveys, Chiefly from those of Chabert, Cook and Fleurieu, Connected and Ascertained by Astronomical Observations. 25th March 1775.

Creator(s):

Thomas Jefferys, Creator, Sayer and Bennett

Publisher(s):

Sayer and Bennett

Type:

cartographic

Genre:

Nautical charts

Date:

1775

Subject(s):

Grand Banks of Newfoundland
Hydrography
Astronomy
Canada
Newfoundland
1775

Extent:

1 map : part of an atlas ; 51 x 67 cm, on sheet 55 x 74 cm.

Physical form:

Maps

Resolution:

600

Width (px):

17964

Height (px):

13499

Image orientation:

normal*

Colour space:

RGB

Scanning software:

ImageMill Imaging Library v3.000 2013

Note:

Published as part of the atlas The American Atlas: Or, A Geographical Description Of The Whole Continent Of America ... Engraved On Forty-Eight Copper Plates, By The Late Mr. Thomas Jefferys, Geographer to the King, and Others. London, Printed and Sold by R. Sayer and J. Bennett, Map and Print Sellers, No. 53, Fleet-Street. MDCCLXXVI.

Note:

Scale is 1:2,200,000.

Identifier (local):

WMC0048

Identifier (MD5):

54b2fd471766c6e1ca851bb72777f759

Funding:

Material digitized as part of an Academic Innovation Fund (AIF), awarded in 2018. For more information see: http://avptl.info.yorku.ca/academic-innovation-fund/ .

Province:

Newfoundland

Country:

Canada

Continent:

North America

Coordinates:

45.084947, -52.638693

Rights/Usage:

PUBLIC DOMAIN

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