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[J. F. W. Des Barres], Charts of Several Harbors and divers parts of the Coast of North America from New York to the Gulph of Mexico Collected from Surveys deposited at the office The Right Honble the Lords Commrs for Trade & Plantations and others Composed and Published, By Command of Government for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain by J. F. W. Des Barres Esq. MDCCLXXVIII, 1778

 File — Box: 7
Identifier: MSC-279

Scope and Contents

Folded lengthwise and bound (14" wide × 33" tall). One board missing with following plates present, some torn and damaged:

1. Title page 2. Bay of Chaleurs 3. Miramichi Bay 4. Harbors of Rishibucto and Buctush on the West Shore of the Gulph of St. Lawrence. 5. The Magdalen Isles in the Gulph of St. Lawrence 6. Hillsborough Bay 7. Three Rivers Harbor 8. A Chart of the N.E. Coast of Cape Breton Island from St. Ann Bay to Cape Morien. 9. A Chart of the South East Coast of Cape Breton Island. Surveyed under the Direction of The Right Honble Lords Commissioners of Trade and Plantations. Samuel Holland Esqr. Surveyor of the Lands of the Northern District of N. America. And his assistants Mr. Thomas Wright, Jno. Pringle, Wm Brown, Geo Sproul, Thos Hanson and etc. Published by Command of Government by Jos. Fred. W. Des Barres Esqr, 30th July 1779. 10. A Chart of New York Harbour . . . 19 May 1779. Includes two views 11. Nautical Directions to Sail into the Harbour of New York and etc. 12. Sketch of Operations of His Majesty’s Fleet and Army under the Command of Vice Admiral the R.H. Lord Viscount Howe and General Sir Wm Howe, 1776. 13. [Five Sketches of Various viewpoints of New York] 14. [Chart of Western Long Sound and part of the north coast of Long Island from Manhattan to Huntington Bay] 15. Oyster Bay and Huntington Bay 16. [Two charts on one sheet]: Part of Hudson’s River; A Plan of Fort Montgomery and Fort Clinton . . . 17. A Chart of Delaware Bay . . . June 1st 1779. 18. [Two charts on one sheet]: “A Plan of Delawar River from Bombay Hook to Ridley Creek . . . June 1st 1779”. “A Plan of Delwar River from Chester to Philadelphia shewing the position of His Majesty’s Ships on the 15th Novr 1777 . . . ” 19. The Harbour of Charles Town in South Carolina . . . ” [includes inset view of the town]. 20. Port Royal in South Carolina. [torn at bottom] 21. [Chart of Savannah River, Inlets and Bays to the South on the Georgia coast]. Torn 22. [Chart of inlets on the Georgia coast from the Savannah River, at the north going inland to the Parish of St. George and the intersection of the “Indian Boundary Line”, and South along the coast to the St Mary’s River, Inlet St Mary, and Fort Prince William on Cumberland island at the border with East Florida.]

Dates

  • Creation: 1778

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Naval War College Archives Repository

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