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An early English chart of the east coast of Newfoundland on two sheets
£900
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The east coast of Newfoundland from Bonavista south to Trepassy, orientated with north to the right. Insets show St John's Harbour and Trinity Harbour.
The chart was engraved by James Clark and first published in John Thornton's 'Atlas Maritimus' in 1676. This example was published in an edition of Mount & Page's 'The English Pilot. The Fourth Book Describing The West India Navigation... Also, a New Description of Newfoundland, New-England, New-York, East and West New Jersey, Dellevar-Bay, Virginia, Maryland, and Carolina'. This was the first sea atlas of America containing charts only from English sources.
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| Dimensions | 1030 × 430 mm |
|---|---|
| Cartographer | |
| Date | 1748 |
| Extra Info | The Coast of New Found Land From Cape-Raze to Cape St-Francis. The Coast of New Found Land From Salmon Cove to Cape Bonavista. |
| Publication | London: W. & J. Mount and T. Page, 1748. Two sheets conjoined, total 430 x 1030mm. |
| Condition | A good example. |
| References | KERSHAW: 240 & 242. |
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