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TitleA new chart of Newfoundland, and coast of Labrador extending to Sandwich Bay
SubjectNautical charts--Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador--Maps
Grand Banks of Newfoundland--Maps
Labrador (N.L.)--Maps
St. John's (N.L.)--Maps
DescriptionScale [ca. 1:730 000] (W 61°30'--W 47°42'/N 52°--N 45°30'). Hand coloured. Prime meridian Greenwich. North arrows with rhumb lines. Decorative title cartouche. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Shows rocks beneath the water, with additional notes on sea bottom composition. Includes notes. Includes 1 coastal view: View of the land about Cape Bonavista [...]. Insets, all in similar style: Labrador, Harbour -- Red Bay Harbour -- St. John's Harbour -- Burin Harbour -- Fogo Harbour -- Placentia Harbour -- Great Jervis Harbour -- [St. Peter's Isle]. Includes ancillary map: Continuation of the coast of Labrador, from Belle Isle to Sandwich Bay. Scale [ca. 1:500 000]. Insets: [Port Charlotte area] -- York or Chateau Bay.
CreatorBlachford, M.
Place of PublicationLondon
PublisherPublished by R. Blachford & Co. & sold by Blachford & Imray...
Date1838
Dimensions of Original105 x 140 cm.
Location DepictedCanada--Newfoundland and Labrador
Grand Banks of Newfoundland
Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Labrador
Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Avalon Peninsula--St. John's
Time Period19th Century
LanguageEng
NotesCNS map no. 6. Dissected and mounted on linen, with a blue backing, to fold to fit buckram cover 21 x 18 cm.
Local Call NumberG 3436 P5 1838 B5 MAP RARE
TypeStill Image
Resource TypeMap
FormatImage/jpeg
Record NoCNS-M0151
SourcePrint map held in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies.
CollectionCentre for Newfoundland Studies - Digitized Maps
RepositoryMemorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Centre for Newfoundland Studies
High ResolutionRight click link to download jpeg (28.1 MB) http://collections.mun.ca/maps/G_3436_P5_1838_B5.jpg -- Right click link to download tif file (169 MB) http://collections.mun.ca/maps/G_3436_P5_1838_B5.tif
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