The
Atlantic Neptune
published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain
Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet),
1729-1824
cartographic
atlas
enk
1779
1780
monographic
London
1779-[80]
eng
3 v. illus., charts, col. plates. 82 cm.
v. 1-2. The sea coast of Nova Scotia.--[v. 3] Charts of the coasts and harbors of New England.
by Joseph F. W. Des Barres, under the directions of the Right Honble. the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.
L.C. Copy no. 19, with 112 items.
Vols. 1 and 2 dated 1779; v. 3, without general t.p., has sectional t.p. to the New England section dated 1780.
Charts and views dated 1775 to 1780.
Two engr. sheets, headed "Contents of the charts" and "Views of the coast of Nova Scotia," respectively, follow the general title by v. 1 and are repeated after the general title in v. 2. Plates numbered 5 to 68 are listed on these.
Vol. 3 has the "Preface" printed on a narrow folio sheet. It is followed by a ms. table of contents on paper with watermark "Whatman 1811," listing 33 charts and views.
Cf. H. N. Stevens. Catalogue of the Henry Newton Stevens collection of the Atlantic Neptune.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
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Nautical charts
Atlantic coast (North America)
To 1800
North America
Pictorial works
North America
Atlantic coast
North America
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