Book A: Survey

North America, east coast: Canada, east coast: Newfoundland, north coast

'A Chart of Coasts, Bays and Harbours in Newfoundland between Griquet and Point Ferolle'. Survey shows coastline, hydrography, jetties, harbours, topography, buildings, land marks, sight lines, remarks (including 'descriptions of the coast of Newfoundland', the survey was carried out by order of Hugh Pallisser and a table titled '[obscured by damage] the places in this chart, as they were known to the English and French') and explanatory key. Includes decorative cartouche showing native hunters with wild animals. Coloured manuscript. Latitude referred to in remarks; north point with compass indicator showing true and magnetic north indicators (orientation to north north west). Surveyed by James Cook. Annotated in black ink: 'Mounted 1836' and in pencil: squaring. Estimated date: 1764, as suggested by Becher