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A Survey of Country Harbour on the Coast of Nova Scotia by Thomas Backhouse



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    A Survey of Country Harbour on the Coast of Nova Scotia by Thomas Backhouse

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    "Plate 1st. Facing the Sea. 1798." Overlaps 105:601m. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 602 6.

    105:602 M

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    A Survey of Lunenburg Harbour on the Coast of Nova Scotia, by Thos. Backhouse. 1798

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    Kashnor notes, "Locates the old settlement of Lunenburg Town." View of town, houses and trees.. "Engraved by J. Tuppen." Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Vignettes. Verso Text: MS note: 608 4.

    105:608 M

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    The Harbour of Halifax, in Nova Scotia; by Thomas Backhouse. 1798

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    Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 603 5.

    105:603 M

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    Survey of Spanish River or Sydney Harbour by Thos. Backhouse. 1798

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    Kashnor notes, "Locating the early settlement of Sydney on the Island in Dartmouth River." View of town, farms and coal mine.. "Stephenson Sculp." Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Vignettes. Verso Text: MS note: 618 14.

    105:618 M

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    Canada and Nova Scotia

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    Kashnor notes, "Shows the country west of Lake Winnepeg, and the Portages on the Fur Trader's Route; also shows the location of the house on Asseneboyne River." See also 105:496 for an earlier copy and 093:223 for additional copy. Note changes in topography in New England and west of Mississippi River. Kashnor dates as ca. 1818. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Conic. Printing Process: Engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 497.

    105:497 M

  • Plan of Amelia Harbour and Barr in East Florida

    Plan of Amelia Harbour and Barr in East Florida

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    Kashnor notes, "Shows the ruins of old Fort William on Cumberland Island, built by General Oglethorpe." Amelia Harbor is on the border between Florida and Georgia. See 105:101 for a later French version of this map. Sailing directions given.. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Crowned fleur-di-lis VI. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 94.

    105:094 M