File:A chart of the harbour of Boston, composed from different surveys, but principally from that taken in 1769, by Mr George Callender, late Master of His Majesty's ship Romney RMG K0740.jpg
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Size of this preview: 800 × 553 pixels. Other resolutions: 320 × 221 pixels | 640 × 442 pixels | 1,024 × 707 pixels | 1,280 × 884 pixels.
Original file (1,280 × 884 pixels, file size: 1,002 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Captions
Captions
Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents
Summary[edit]
| Author |
Des Barres; Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres |
| Description |
English: A chart of the harbour of Boston, composed from different surveys, but principally from that taken in 1769, by Mr George Callender, late Master of His Majesty's ship RomneyThree sheets. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:25 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: Variation shown 7 degrees 40' W. Scales in fathoms and statute miles. Additional Places: Massachusetts. Contents Note: A sheet of nautical remarks and directions is included in each version, except B and H, credited to George Callendar, Master of HMS Romney, 1769. The collection also contains a French derivative of 96A, published by the Depot General de la Marine in 1780. It uses the meridian of Paris and shows variation 6 degrees 4 W as observed in October 1778. HNS 96H A chart of the harbour of Boston, composed from different surveys, but principally from that taken in 1769… |
| Date | 1781 |
| Dimensions | Chart plate impressions 73 x >53cm and 72.5 x >53cm. |
| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/560235 |
| Permission (Reusing this file) |
The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose. The text of this image record has been derived from the Royal Museums Greenwich catalogue and image metadata. Individual data and facts such as date, author and title are not copyrightable, but reuse of longer descriptive text from the catalogue may not be considered fair use. Reuse of the text must be attributed to the "National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London" and a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 license may apply if not rewritten. Refer to Royal Museums Greenwich copyright. |
| Identifier | id number: HNS96H previous number: HNS 96 |
| Collection | Charts and maps |
Licensing[edit]
|
This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain".
This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details. | ||||
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 15:49, 29 August 2017 | | 1,280 × 884 (1,002 KB) | Fæ (talk | contribs) | Royal Museums Greenwich Charts and maps, http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/560235 |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
The following page uses this file:
