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Map The Atlantic Neptune,

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Title

  • The Atlantic Neptune,

Names

  • Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1729-1824

Created / Published

  • London, 1780-[82] [v. 1, 1781]

Contents

  • v. 1. The sea coast of Nova Scotia.--v. 2. Charts of the coast and harbours in the Gulph & River of St. Lawrence. Charts of the coast and harbors of New England. Charts of several harbours, and divers parts of the coast of North America, from New York south westwards to the Gulph of Mexico.

Headings

  • -  Nautical charts--Atlantic coast (North America)--Early works to 1800
  • -  North America--Pictorial works
  • -  North America--Atlantic coast
  • -  North America

Notes

  • -  L.C. copy no. 1, with some 170 items; originally bound in 3 narrow folio volumes.
  • -  Vol. 2, has general t.p. dated 1780, and 3 sectional title pages dated 1781, 1780, and 1780 respectively.
  • -  Charts dated 1774 to 1782.
  • -  L.C. copy imperfect: General and sectional title pages and contents leaf to v. 1 wanting.
  • -  Cf. H. N. Stevens. Catalogue of the Henry Newton Stevens collection of the Atlantic Neptune.

Medium

  • 2 v. in 4. illus., charts, plates (part col.) 84 x 36 cm. (v. 2, pts. 2-3, 84 cm.)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G1106.P5 D42

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 75332508

Online Format

  • image

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