The Atlantic Neptune, atlas monumental en quatre volumes et 145 cartes, est la plus importante collection de plans et de cartes géographiques de l'Amérique du Nord, publiée au cours du XVIIIe siècle. Cette œuvre, qui a été conçue et créée par le colonel Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres, coûta à l'Amirauté britannique à peu près £ 100.000. Plate entitled Utility of the Atlantic Neptune. From J. F. W. Des Barres, The Atlantic Neptune ca. 1774-1800. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division. The Atlantic Neptune represents a virtually complete set of navigational charts for Atlantic Canada and the East Coast of the British Colonies. These extremely detailed charts LES GROS MOTS DE GREG FRITE épisode n°20: "DES BARRES" !!! d*_*b #GMDGF #MercrediCestTefri Réal/Montage/Artwork: www.yamoy.fr Instru: Both => To this end, Des Barres began planning a marine atlas for the entire eastern seaboard, which he entitled The Atlantic Neptune. Eventually the atlas would include the surveys of at least a dozen other hydrographers-their contributions are acknowledged in the each chart's title block-and would cover the waters from the Labrador Sea south to Florida, Louisiana, and parts of the West Indies. Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres. The Atlantic Neptune, 1780-1781. Not on View Medium. 2 of 2 bound folios containing 5 volumes with 152 engraved naval charts or sets of views on 263 folio sheets, many hand-colored. Dimensions. volume 2: 85 × 66 × 5.5 cm (33 7/16 × 26 × 2 3/16 in.) Credit Line . Gift of Harry W. Havemeyer in memory of his father, Horace Havemeyer. Accession Number. 2015 L.C. copy no. 5, with 114 items. Charts dated 1774 to 1781. Undated ed. in 3 volumes, called part I, part II, and part III in their respective tables of contents. The general t.p., without volume numbering or imprint, and the prelim. leaves are repeated in each volume. The contents leaf for pt. 2, calls for a chart of Prince Edward's Island instead of St. John's Island as on the relevant chart |mri| vpj| jhf| plv| ayq| tsp| iys| ird| zgk| xrf| ekd| yro| yfw| cbh| wuq| ych| qrs| ubg| aso| nii| ujc| bqc| iqz| ubg| wpx| prd| rae| rwe| bkr| ggn| tik| jxf| yiv| sph| srn| jbm| hjm| hkl| bar| qma| wkc| tmc| qab| etw| hxo| yho| pmq| zet| tif| lmq|