Port Amherst / Port Haldimand
Des Barres
From Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
AbeBooks Seller Since September 4, 2001
Quantity: 1From Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
AbeBooks Seller Since September 4, 2001
Quantity: 1About this Item
Aquatint and line engraving. This fine chart is from "The Atlantic Neptune" by Capt. Joseph Fredrick Wallet, Des Barres (1721-1824). "The Atlantic Neptune" is one of the most important sea atlases of the USA and Canadian Atlantic coast that was ever been produced. The atlas was first published in England in 1774 and was updated regularly till 1784. The maps are known for the accurate portrayal of various sounds, bays, bars, and harbours in addition to navigational challenges. The maps are very detailed and contain both hydrographical and topographical information. Des Barres, a Swiss cartographer and landscape artist who immigrated to England and trained at the royal military academy became a colonial administrator in Halifax Nova Scotia, where he died. He was a lieutenant in rhw royal American regiment, c 1756; engineer under general wolf at Quebec c.1759; and governor of Prince Edward Island. He mapped the shore line of Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and St. Lawrence River regions c.1764/1774 . This atlas was used by the Royal Navy during the American Revolution. Reference Debard, J. M. the family origins of J.f.W.Des Barres; Evens, uncommon Obdurate: the several public careers of J.F.W. Des Barres (Toronto 1989); De Vorsey map collector (1982) p.31, Size : 700x485 (mm), 27.5x19.125 (Inches), Original Hand Coloring. Seller Inventory # M6223
Bibliographic Details
Title: Port Amherst / Port Haldimand
Publisher: London
Publication Date: 1775
Condition: Very Good
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