File:Views in the vicinity of Halifax RMG K0134.jpg

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Des Barres; Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres
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English: [Views in the vicinity of Halifax]Single sheet. Engraved. Additional Places: Nova Scotia. Contents Note: View of Cape Egmont and Winter Rock from the eastward, Entrance of Egmont Harbor, The entrance of Keppel Harbor, 10 leagues to the eastward of Halifax, Falls of Hinchinbroke River, the north east branch of Sandwich Bay, The entrance into Chisetcook Inlet 4 leagues eastward of Halifax, Dartmouth shore in the harbor of Halifax. Plate changes: Imprint July 26 1777. The first view has been re-engraved with the coast lower down and ships added. In the second view one ship has been removed and others added. The third, fifth and sixth views have had ships added and the fourth is unchanged. Other features: Printed on Bates paper; coloured.
HNS 51C [Views in the vicinity of Halifax]
Date 1777
date QS:P571,+1777-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions Plate impression 79.5 x 54.5cm.
Notes Associated Materials: The copper plate is held by Library and Archives Canada, in Ottawa.
Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/559501
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previous number: HNS 51
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Charts and maps

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