Annapolis Royal... St. Mary's Bay

by J. F W. Des Barres

$3,500 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

A fine print from The Atlantic Neptune which charts the Annapolis Royal, with a coastal view of Gulliver's Hole and a descriptive text. 'The Atlantic Neptune' was the first great marine atlas, and one of the greatest achievements of eighteenth century cartography. Published in England in 1774, it contained over 250 charts and views of the North American and Canadian coasts. The charts were intensely detailed and contained both hydrographical and topographical details. The

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