North America, River St. Lawrence above Quebec.
Sheet I,
Quebec to Point du Lac /
surveyed by Captn. H.W. Bayfield, R.N.1831-37 ; re-examined by Commr. J. Orlebar, R.N. ; assisted by Commr. Hancock [and others], 1859.
Description
- Language(s)
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English
- Published
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London : Published at the Admiralty, 1861.
- Note
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Early Canadian nautical maps were referred to as "Bayfield charts" in honour of Henry Wolsey Bayfield who began in the early 1800s charting the waterways of Canada.
Includes tidal information.
"Note: the chart of the St. Lawrence to Lachine Rapids above Montreal is continued on the same scale on sheet no. 2830b--price 1/6."
"Soundings in fathoms."
Prime meridian: Greenwich.
"Published ... 1st Nov. 1861 under the superintendence of Captn. Washington R.N., F.R.S. Hydrographer."
"Engraved under the direction of Capt. G.A. Bedford R.N. by J. & C. Walker."
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.
Depths shown by isolines and soundings.
- Physical Description
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1 map ;
59 x 96 cm
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