File:A chart of the harbour of Rhode Island and Narraganset Bay surveyed in pursuance of directions from the Lords of Trade to His Majesty's Surveyor General for the Northern District of North America RMG K0696.jpg
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Des Barres; Holland, Samuel; Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres |
| Description |
English: A chart of the harbour of Rhode Island and Narraganset Bay surveyed in pursuance of directions from the Lords of Trade to His Majesty's Surveyor General for the Northern District of North AmericaTwo sheets. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:50 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: Variation shown 6 degrees W. Bar scale in statute miles. Contents Note: 86F and later variants show the situation of the British ships and forces at the time when d'Estaing's French fleet anchored and landed, from 29th July to 9th August 1778. Plate changes: Title added. Other features: Printed on Bates paper. Land tinted green and brown, coast outlined in blue, towns red. Soundings added in manuscript as in HNS86A. HNS 86C Directions for sailing into Rhode Island Harbour and the Sound of Long Island |
| Date | 1776 |
| Dimensions | Plate impressions >53.5 x 75.5cm and 54.5 x 75.5cm. |
| Notes | Title Note: Published at the request of Lord Howe. 20 July 1776. (The title post-dates the imprint.). Associated Materials: Both copper plates are held by the John Carter Brown Library, Rhode Island. |
| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/560150 |
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| Identifier | id number: HNS86C previous number: HNS 86 previous number: HNS86CC |
| Collection | Charts and maps |
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