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Map The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain,

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Title

  • The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain,

Names

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

Created / Published

  • [London, 178-?]

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. 15, with 80 items.
  • -  The first chart in the volume, "The coast of Nova Scotia, New England, New York, New Jersey, the Gulph and River of St. Lawrence," with imprint date Nov. 1, 1780, has an engr. note referring to the fishing rights of the French and the Americans, presumably added after the Treaty of Paris, 1783.
  • -  Charts and views dated 1774 to 1781.
  • -  Prelim. leaves include the "Preface," printed on a full sheet. No table of contents is included.
  • -  Cf. H. N. Stevens. Catalogue of the Henry Newton Stevens collection of the Atlantic Neptune.

Medium

  • [5] 1., 67 charts, 8 col. plates. 76 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G1106.P5 D436

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 75332521

Online Format

  • image

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Des Barres, Joseph F. W. The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain. [London, 178-?, 1780] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/75332521/.

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Des Barres, J. F. W. (1780) The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain. [London, 178-?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/75332521/.

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Des Barres, Joseph F. W. The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain. [London, 178-?, 1780] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/75332521/>.