Egmont Harbor

Description

Printed map. "Survey'd, & published according to Act of Parliament by J.F.W. Des Barres, April 1st, 1779." Includes 2 insets: [View towards the shoreline] and [Circular view of farm on the shore]. Fourth state. Described in Sellers and Van Ee, Maps and Charts of North America and the West Indies 1750-1789, entry 447, p. 94: "Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet. Egmont Harbor. [London] ... 4th State. In his Atlantic Neptune... The date of imprint, "April 1, 1779," and plate number 'Pl. 40' have been added."

[Description of First State]: "'Chart of "Egmont Harbor' (Jeddore Harbor) and 'Banks Inlet' (Musquodoboit Harbor). Shows soundings, coastal islands, and relief. Includes sailing directions in the title panel, a large view of the entrance to Jeddore Harbor in the lower margin, and a small view of a settlement above "Point Darby."