A PLAN OF CHALEUR BAY IN THE GULF OF St. LAURENCE Surveyed by His Majesty's Ship NORWICH in 1760

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Title: PLAN OF CHALEUR BAY IN THE GULF OF St. LAURENCE Surveyed by His Majesty's Ship NORWICH in 1760
Author, etc.: Thomas Jefferys
Capt. James Cook
Description: According to Skelton & Tooley (#13) the imprint is indicative of the 1st state of the North American Pilot. While several maps in the North American Pilot were previously published, the Chaleur Bay map was not. Notes underwater features and fishing banks.
General Notes: Scale bar in leagues. Navigation information like soundings, rhumb lines and current direction present.
Publisher: Robert Sayer & Jonathan Bennett
Place of Publication: London
Date: 1775
Language: English
Extent: 1 map ; 34 x 53 cm
State: 1st state?
Type of Material: nautical charts
Continent: North America
Country: Canada
Province: New Brunswick
Region: Baie des Chaleurs
Place names: Chaleur Bay
Coordinates: -66.802; -63.205; 46.774; 49.236
Scale: 1:47,500
Projection: unknown
Collection: W. K. Morrison Special Collection
Inventory #: WKM-M-072
Location: Cabinet #40
Related Title: The North American Pilot for Newfoundland, Labradore, and Gulf and River St. Laurence
Related Title cont'd: plate 14
Author / Cartographer: Thomas Jefferys
Place of Publication: London
Publisher: R. Sayer & J. Bennett
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