A New and Improved Chart of the Gulf and River of St. Laurence, from the best authorities
PrintmakerEngraved by
William Hooker
American, 1782 - 1856
PublisherPublished by
Edmund March Blunt
1770 - 1862
Date1827
MediumEngraving; black printer's ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 30 1/2 x 49in. (77.5 x 124.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 31 1/4 x 49 3/4in. (79.4 x 126.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 31 1/4 x 49 3/4in. (79.4 x 126.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionNautical chart, including depth measurements, of the St. Lawrence river and gulf, with Labrador to the north, the Great Bank of Newfoundland (Grand Banks) to the east, Nova Scotia and Sable Bank to the south, and New England, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia to the west. There is an inset of the St. Lawrence River from Quebec on the left. Lines of latitude and longitude are marked on the top, bottom and sides. Lighthouses are marked, as are areas with pebbles, shells and/or stones, or that make for rough fishing, on the Great Bank of Newfoundland. Four eight-point compass roses appear on the map, with three smaller compasses of 32 points.
Object number2012.312.134
MarkingsVerso, top left, handwritten in red ink on sticker: "235/Lot"InscribedRecto, top left, printed in black ink: "A / NEW AND IMPROVED CHART OF / THE GULF AND RIVER OF ST LAURENCE / FROM THE BEST AUTHORITIES"Top left, printed in black ink: "Published Jany. 1st by E.M. BLUNT 202 Water St. New York / WILLIAM HOOKER Engr. / 1827."
The lighthouses are all marked in reddish brown inkNotesCartographic Note: No scale
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Matthews-Northrup Company
1913
