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Map [Chart of Nantucket Island and the eastern half of Martha's Vineyard

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Title

  • [Chart of Nantucket Island and the eastern half of Martha's Vineyard

Names

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

Created / Published

  • London] 1776.

Headings

  • -  Nautical charts--Massachusetts--Nantucket Island--Early works to 1800
  • -  Nautical charts--Massachusetts--Martha's Vineyard--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--Massachusetts--Nantucket Island
  • -  United States--Massachusetts--Martha's Vineyard

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:51,000.
  • -  Hand colored.
  • -  Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
  • -  Includes navigational notes.
  • -  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 976
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2

Medium

  • col. map 74 x 106 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3762.N3P5 1776 .D4

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 78692799

Online Format

  • image

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Des Barres, Joseph F. W. Chart of Nantucket Island and the eastern half of Martha's Vineyard. [London, 1776] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/78692799/.

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Des Barres, J. F. W. (1776) Chart of Nantucket Island and the eastern half of Martha's Vineyard. [London] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/78692799/.

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Des Barres, Joseph F. W. Chart of Nantucket Island and the eastern half of Martha's Vineyard. [London, 1776] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/78692799/>.