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The Magdalen Islands in the Gulph of St. Lawrence...
Artist
Joseph Frederick Wallet des Barres
(1722-1824)
InscriptionsThe Magdalen Islands in the Gulph of St. Lawrence Published according to Act of Parliament Sep'r the 1st 1781 by J.F.W. Des Barres Esq. (from Atlantic Neptune). one of the twenty restrickes printed by Daniel Potvin, Ottawa, from an original Des Barres copper plate held by Eleventh International conference on the History of Cartography, Ottawa, 8-12 July 1985.
Date
1781
Medium / Technique
Ink on paper
Intaglio
Intaglio
DimensionsHeight: 75.7 cm (29 13/16 in.)
Image width: 53.9 cm (21 1/4 in.)
Width: 56.5 cm (22 1/4 in.)
Image height: 73 cm (28 3/4 in.)
ClassificationTools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Surveying & Navigational T&E - Navigational Equipment
Origin
London, Greater London, England, Europe
Object Number1985.42
DivisionArchives - Maps and Plans
CollectionStewart
Status
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