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'A New Chart of the Coast of New England, Nova Scotia, New France or Canada, with...

Catalogue reference: FO 925/1405

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Reference
FO 925/1405
Date
1744
Description

'A New Chart of the Coast of New England, Nova Scotia, New France or Canada, with the Islands of Newfoundld [Newfoundland], Cape Breton, St. John's etcetera. Done from the Original Publish'd in 1744 at Paris, by Mons. N. Bellin, Enginier to the Marine Office'. Title in a rococo cartouche with a view of Quebec harbour with a warship. Shows soundings. Scale: 1 inch to 50 miles. Compass indicator. Insets: Fort Dauphin, city of Quebec, the city and port of Louisbourg, and the Atlantic Ocean. Engraved by T Jefferys. The bottom left hand corner is torn away.

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Dimensions
48 cm x 35 cm
Physical condition
Engraved
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Administrative / biographical background
Publication note(s)
Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 2. America and West Indies, ed P A Penfold (London, 1974), entry 145
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3817971/

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