Des Barres Map of Canada, St. Lawrence River & Gulf
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DES BARRES, Joseph Frederick Wallet (1729 -1824).
[Canada, St. Lawrence River & Gulf].
Engraved map with original hand color in outline.
London, 1781.
30" x 63" sheet.
Nice example of Des Barres' chart of the mouth of the St. Lawrence River including Quebec and the entry to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, from Des Barres' monumental Atlantic Neptune.
This fine chart appeared in the Atlantic Neptune by Captain Joseph Frederick Wallet des Barres. The Atlantic Neptune was remarkable, multi-volume set of sea charts and coastal views prepared from surveys by Samuel Holland, Thomas Hurd, and Charles Blaskowitz. The maps were prepared under the supervision of Des Barres and employed as many as twenty engravers and assistants. The Atlantic Neptune is one of the finest large scale sea atlases of the U.S. and Canadian Atlantic coast line ever produced. The maps in the atlas were produced over six year period (1775-81), and are well known for their accurate portrayal of various sounds, bays, bars, and harbors as well as navigational hazards. The atlas was used extensively by the Royal Navy during the American Revolution.
[Canada, St. Lawrence River & Gulf].
Engraved map with original hand color in outline.
London, 1781.
30" x 63" sheet.
Nice example of Des Barres' chart of the mouth of the St. Lawrence River including Quebec and the entry to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, from Des Barres' monumental Atlantic Neptune.
This fine chart appeared in the Atlantic Neptune by Captain Joseph Frederick Wallet des Barres. The Atlantic Neptune was remarkable, multi-volume set of sea charts and coastal views prepared from surveys by Samuel Holland, Thomas Hurd, and Charles Blaskowitz. The maps were prepared under the supervision of Des Barres and employed as many as twenty engravers and assistants. The Atlantic Neptune is one of the finest large scale sea atlases of the U.S. and Canadian Atlantic coast line ever produced. The maps in the atlas were produced over six year period (1775-81), and are well known for their accurate portrayal of various sounds, bays, bars, and harbors as well as navigational hazards. The atlas was used extensively by the Royal Navy during the American Revolution.
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Des Barres Map of Canada, St. Lawrence River & Gulf
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