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The harbour of Charles Town in South-Carolina : from the surveys of Sr. Jas. Wallace, captn. in His Majestys Navy, & others ; with a view of the town from the south shore of Ashley River.

Title
The harbour of Charles Town in South-Carolina : from the surveys of Sr. Jas. Wallace, captn. in His Majestys Navy, & others ; with a view of the town from the south shore of Ashley River.
Author
Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1729-1824
Publication
[London?] : Published according to act of Parliament Nov. 1st 1777, by J.F.W. Des Barres Esqr, [Nov. 1st 1777]

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Additional Authors
  • Wallace, James (Captain)
  • Great Britain. Royal Navy.
  • Emmet Collection. 3975
Found In
Des Barres, Joseph F.W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824. Atlantic Neptune. [London] : Joseph Des Barres, [ca. 1774-ca. 1784] [no. 162] (OCoLC)62072769
Description
1 map : hand colored; 80 x 58 cm
Alternative Title
  • Harbour of Charlestown in South Carolina
  • Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US226.1.03
Subject
  • Harbors > South Carolina > Charleston > Maps > Early works to 1800
  • Harbors
  • Charleston Harbor (S.C.) > Maps > Early works to 1800
  • Charleston (S.C.) > Pictorial works > Early works to 1800
  • South Carolina > Charleston
  • South Carolina > Charleston Harbor
Genre/Form
  • Nautical charts – South Carolina – Charleston Harbor – 1777.
  • Early works.
  • Maps.
  • Pictorial works.
  • Early maps.
Note
  • Relief shown by shading and hachures; depths shown by soundings and contours.
  • Untitled view of Charleston inset at upper left (18 x 38 cm).
Indexed In (note)
  • Lingel, R. "Atlantic Neptune" in Bulletin of the New York Public Library
  • Stevens, H.N. Catalogue of the Henry Newton Stevens Collection of the Atlantic Neptune
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 17-5309
OCLC
847844258
Author
Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1729-1824, creator, publisher.
Title
The harbour of Charles Town in South-Carolina : from the surveys of Sr. Jas. Wallace, captn. in His Majestys Navy, & others ; with a view of the town from the south shore of Ashley River.
Publisher
[London?] : Published according to act of Parliament Nov. 1st 1777, by J.F.W. Des Barres Esqr, [Nov. 1st 1777]
Cartographic Data
Scale approximately 1:47,000 (W 80°00ʹ--W 79°43ʹ/N 32°56ʹ--N 32°35ʹ).
Type of Content
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Indexed In:
Lingel, R. "Atlantic Neptune" in Bulletin of the New York Public Library, v. 40, no. 7 (July 1936), p. 601, N 154
Stevens, H.N. Catalogue of the Henry Newton Stevens Collection of the Atlantic Neptune, v. 2, p. 318, no. 162, state 1
New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 2, page 493, column 2, no. 4
Local Note
NYPL Map Div. copy extracted from: Des Barres, Joseph F.W. The Atlantic Neptune; stamped on verso: Emmet Coll. Ms. Div. NYPL: 3975.
Source
US226.1.03
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Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
Added Author
Wallace, James (Captain), surveyor.
Great Britain. Royal Navy.
Emmet Collection. 3975
Found In:
Des Barres, Joseph F.W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824. Atlantic Neptune. [London] : Joseph Des Barres, [ca. 1774-ca. 1784] [no. 162] (OCoLC)62072769
Research Call Number
Map Div. 17-5309
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