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The River St. John [cartographic material] / J. F. W. Des Barres

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Date:

1784 (February 14, 1779).

Reference:

R11981-684-7-E, Box number: 2000720369

Item no. (creator):

Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection #658e

Type of material:

Maps and cartographic material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

4396696

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Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection

Views and miscellaneous sheets from broken atlases

The River St. John
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Date(s):

1784 (February 14, 1779).

Place:

London (England):

Place of creation:

England

Publisher:

Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by J.F.W. Des Barres, Esqr.,

Extent:

1 map : hand col. ; 50 x 70 cm on sheet 62 x 82 cm.

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Plate depicts The River St. John. This is plate 16 of the Atlantic Neptune (1784 ed.), vol. 1, part 2 [copy 1].

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Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824

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Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824 : Swiss surveyor and Lieutenant Governor.

Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres (originally Joseph-Frédéric Vallet DesBarres) (1721-1824) was born in November 1721, either in Basel, Switzerland, or in Paris. He was a topographical artists, military engineer, surveyor and map-maker. He was the eldest child of Joseph-Léonard Vallet Des Barres, a Huguenot from the Montbéliard region of France, and Anne-Catherine Cuvier. He was educated in Basel and then at the Royal Military College, Woolwich, England.

He entered the British army and served in america during Seven Years' War, taking part in actions at Ticonderoga, Louisbourg and Quebec campaigns, DesBarres undertook surveys of Nova Scotia and Cape Breton, 1763-1773, and between 1774 and 1784 published his fine collection of charts as the Atlantic Neptune published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, in 4 volumes.

He was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Cape Breton in 1784 and removed from office in 1787. Later, he served as Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island, 1804-1812. He died at Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 27 October 1824, just one month short of 103.

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General note:

Bathymetry indicated by soundings; shoals stippled; relief shown by shading and hachures.
Prime meridian: Greenwich.
Includes inset: The entrance of the River St. John.
From: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the royal navy of Great Britain, by Joseph F. W. Des Barres, under the direction of the right hon'ble, the Lords Commisioners of the admirality. London

Custodial history:

Part of the Alexander E. MacDonald Canadian Collection purchased by the Public Archives of Canada in 1981.

Citation/reference note:

Layng, Theodore E. Des Barres collection, Map Division, Public Archives of Canada, p. 44 #16[d]., Henry Newton Stevens collection of the Atlantic Neptune, v. 1 #13c; v. 2, p. 26, state 4., Kershaw, Entry 749, state 5, Sellers and Van Ee, Entry 268

Cartographic math data:

Scale [ca. 1:29 500] (W 66°12'--W 65°54'/N 45°18'--N 45°6')

Availability of other formats note:

The microfiche version is NMC134384.

Date of issue:

There are two dates ascribed to this plate. The first date listed refers to the date the edition of this atlas was published, while the second date listed in parenthesis is the date the map was surveyed.

Related material:

For detailed description see G1107.C6P5 D47 1784 vol. 1, part 2, plate #16 1779 (AMICUS No. 32990481). We have two (2) copies of this plate.

Copy 2 (NMC26189, barcode 2000720369) of this plate is in Mikan no. 4801616. This description is for copy 1 (NMC134384).

For other states and editions see: Carto - G1107.C6P5 D46 1779 v. 1 #12 1776 - H2 (AMICUS No. 32990449) ; Carto - G1107.C6P5 D47 1784 v. 1 pt. 2 #16 1780 Plate (AMICUS No. 32990473) ; Carto - G1107.C6P5 D47 1784 v. 1 pt. 2 #16 1776 - copy 1 - H2 ; Carto - G1107.C6P5 D47 1784 v. 1 pt. 2 #16 1776 - copy 2 - H2 (NMC 134383 (c. 2)(AMICUS No. 32990480) ; Carto - G1107.C6P5 D47 1784 v. 1 pt. 2 #16 1780 - copy 1 - H2 ; Carto - G1107.C6P5 D47 1784 v. 1 pt. 2 #16 1780 - copy 2 - H2 (NMC 27970 (+c) (c. 2) (AMICUS No. 32990482), This map was originally part of the atlas "Atlantic Neptune". We also have the complete 1784 edition of the Atlantic Neptune described at the series level in Mikan no. 4801616.
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New Brunswick - Saint John River Estury - Nautical charts - Early works, 1751-1800

New Brunswick - Saint John River Estury - Views - Early works, 1751-1800
Source:

Private

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80101/245 CA
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Original can be viewed in the presence of an early cartographic archivist

Microfiche [G/1107/.C6P5D47/1784/V.1 PT.2/#16/1779] NMC134384

[Consultation 90 Open]

Box [G/1107/.C6P5D47/1784/V.1 PT.2/#16/1779] 2000720369

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada.
Copyright: Expired.

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