Skip to main content

The coast of New Schotland, New England, the gulph and river of St. Laurence : the islands of New Foundland, Cape Breton, St. John, Anticosti, and soundings thereof, these charts are followed, according to them executed by order of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty in England, 1783

 Item — Container: Closed Stacks, Drawer: 32
Identifier: 2020-IL-001-101

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection contains approximately 300 rare printed maps, unique manuscript maps, and published texts collected by Richard H. Brown, which pertain to the American Revolutionary War era.

Dates

  • 1783

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research during scheduled appointments. Researchers must complete the Washington Library’s Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes.

Extent

1 Sheets : 1 chart ; 58 x 108 cm.

Language of Materials

English

Dutch; Flemish

Reference numbers

Client reference #162; WAG #289346

Provenance

Richard Arkway, 13 July 1999.

Related references

LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 219

Additional details

Scale [ca. 1:1,600,000]. Prime meridians: Paris, Tenerife, and Greenwich. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Inset: The city of Quebec. Chart in English. Scale bar in Dutch.

Condition

Some light wear.

Created/Published

Amsterdam : Gerard Hulst van Keulen, 1783

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections at The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon Repository

Contact:
PO Box 3600
Mount Vernon VA 22121
703-799-3600