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Title: Gut of Canso, which divides the Island of Cape Breton from the Continent of Nova Scotia
Contributor: Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824, publisher
Kashnor, Leon, 1880-1955, seller
Museum Book Store
Date Created and/or Issued: 1776-05-21
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Maps
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Kashnor notes, " A long chart with sailing directions, very rare." Text with sailing directions.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, statute & nautical. Projection: Cylindrical. Watermark: Crowned fleur-di-lis. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 117.
Extent: 1 map 63 x 156 cm., sheet 73 x 158 cm.
Identifier: 093:117 M
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll4/id/9890
Language: English
Subject: Nova Scotia--Maps--Early works to 1800
Cape Breton Island (N.S.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Time Period: 1776
Place: North America Canada Nova Scotia Strait of Canso
W 45°50'
W 45°30/N 61°35'
N 61°6'
Source: Huntington Rare Book Maps
Maps, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance: Purchased en bloc by HEH from the Museum Book Store, April, 1924.

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