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J.F.W. Des Barres

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Joseph F.W. Des Barres (1722-1824) was a cartographer, who mapped many of the harbours and coastal areas of Nova Scotia in the late 18th century. The five maps in this collection date between 1776 and 1781. They were all purchased to supplement The Sea-Coast of Nova Scotia.
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J.F.W. Des Barres

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Dates: 1776 to 1781
Collection: J.F.W. Des Barres, Archival Catalogue
Description: Finding aid for the J.F.W. Des Barres fonds.
Type: finding aid

A chart of the N.E. coast of Cape Breton Island from St. Ann Bay to Cape Morien

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Dates: 1781
Collection: J.F.W. Des Barres
Description: 1 map : col. ; 32cm x 63cm. Item is a nautical map of the coastline of Cape Breton and includes Spanish River, Indian Bay, Ice Bay, St. Andrews Channel, and Cumberland Cove.
Accession Number: 1982.010-DES/003

Annapolis Royal and St. Mary's Bay

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Dates: 1776
Collection: J.F.W. Des Barres
Description: 1 map : sepia toned ; 33cm x 45cm. Item is a nautical map of the coastline of the Annapolis Royal and Bay of St. Mary, including the Digby neck area, by J.F.W. Des Barres. Includes notes about the shorelines for these areas. Inset image of Guliver's Hole.
Accession Number: 1982.010-DES/001

Northeastern District of Nova Scotia

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Dates: 1777
Collection: J.F.W. Des Barres
Description: 1 map : b&w ; 32cm x 61cm. Item is a nautical map of the coastline of northern Nova Scotia and includes the coasts of the Island of St. John and Cape Breton as well as Northumberland Straight and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, by J.F.W. Des Barres.
Accession Number: 1982.010-DES/005

The coast of Nova Scotia & New England New York, New Jersey, the Gulph and River of St. Lawrence

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Dates: 1777
Collection: J.F.W. Des Barres
Description: 1 map : b&w ; 34cm x 49cm by J.F.W. Des Barres. Item is a nautical map of the North Atlantic region of North America.
Additional title: The Islands of Newfoundland, Cape Breton, St. John, Antecosty, Sable &c. and Soundings thereof; Published for the use of the Royal navy of Great Britain, under the Authority ofthe Right Hon'blethe Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, by Jos… more
Accession Number: 1982.010-DES/002

The South West Coast of the Peninsula of Nova Scotia

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Dates: 1780
Collection: J.F.W. Des Barres
Description: 1 map : sepia toned ; 30cm x 85cm. Item is a nautical map of the coastline along the southern shore of Nova Scotia from Yarmouth to Sambro and includes Barrington Bay, Port Haldimand, Port Buller, Stormont River, Gambier Harbour, and Mecklenburg Bay, by J.F. W. Des Barres. Additional title information: Surveyed by Captain Des Barres By Order of the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the… more
Accession Number: 1982.010-DES/004