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A chart of the harbour of Rhode Island and Narraganset Bay surveyed in pursuance of directions from the Lords of Trade to His Majesty's surveyor general for the northern district of North America : published at the request of the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Howe

Title
A chart of the harbour of Rhode Island and Narraganset Bay surveyed in pursuance of directions from the Lords of Trade to His Majesty's surveyor general for the northern district of North America : published at the request of the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Howe / by J.F.W. Des Barres, Esqr., 20th July 1776.
Author
Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1729-1824
Publication
[London] : Publish'd according to act, May 3, 1776, by J.F.W. Des Barres, Esqr., [1776, additions to 1778]

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CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 17-564Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117

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Additional Authors
Emmet Collection. 2430
Description
1 map; 104 x 73 cm, on sheet 108 x 77 cm
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US220.1.02
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • History.
  • Maps.
  • Early maps.
  • Nautical charts.
Note
  • Relief shown by shading and hachures. Depths shown pictorially and by soundings.
  • State includes table of reference to the position of British ships and forces after the July 29th, 1778 landing of the French fleet, through August 9th, 1778.
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Linking Entry (note)
  • In: Des Barres, Joseph F.W. Charts of the coast and harbors of New England. London, 1778.
Call Number
Map Div. 17-564
OCLC
865497083
Author
Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1729-1824, creator, publisher.
Title
A chart of the harbour of Rhode Island and Narraganset Bay surveyed in pursuance of directions from the Lords of Trade to His Majesty's surveyor general for the northern district of North America : published at the request of the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Howe / by J.F.W. Des Barres, Esqr., 20th July 1776.
Publisher
[London] : Publish'd according to act, May 3, 1776, by J.F.W. Des Barres, Esqr., [1776, additions to 1778]
Cartographic Data
Scale approximately 1:52,000 (W 71°27ʹ--W 71°00ʹ/N 41°52ʹ--N 41°23ʹ).
Type of Content
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Indexed In:
New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 6, page 711, column 3, no. 5
Linking Entry
In: Des Barres, Joseph F.W. Charts of the coast and harbors of New England. London, 1778.
Local Note
NYPL Map Div. copy is divided into 2 sheets, 54 x 77 cm each.
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Chronological Term
1775-1783
Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
Added Author
Emmet Collection. 2430
Related To
Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824. Charts of the coast and harbors of New England. London, 1778. (OCoLC)80831828
Research Call Number
Map Div. 17-564 [2 sheets]
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