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The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph F. W. Des Barres, under the directions of the Right Honble. the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.

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Title
The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph F. W. Des Barres, under the directions of the Right Honble. the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.
Names
Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1729-1824 (Publisher)
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Atlases, gazetteers, guidebooks and other books

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1780 - 1781
Place: London
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. (Atlas Cases) (Des Barres, J. F. W. Atlantic Neptune)
Topics
Nautical charts -- Atlantic Coast (North America)
Genres
Nautical charts
Notes
Content: Cf. H. N. Stevens. Catalogue of the Henry Newton Stevens collection of the Atlantic Neptune.
Content: Charts dated 1774 to 1782.
Date: Vol. 1 has imprint date 1780; v. 2 has general t.p. dated 1781, and 3 sectional title pages dated 1781, 1780, and 1780 respectively.
Content: Vol. 1 includes the "Preface," followed by "Contents of the charts," engraved on 1 leaf, listing 3 to 36 numbered items in 2 columns, an inserted title, no. 7**, being in manuscript. The engr. items are followed by the price of the sheet in shillings.
Content: Vol. 2 has ms. table headed "Contents, vol. II," listing items 1-55, 60-75.
Date: Date issued: 1780-81 [i.e. 1781-82]
Physical Description
Extent: 4 v. in 2. illus., charts, plates (part col.) 86 x 65 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13965988
RLIN/OCLC: 2005569
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 23b182a0-c603-012f-653f-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

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  • 1729: Creator Born
  • 1780: Issued (Approximate)
  • 1824: Creator Died
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph F. W. Des Barres, under the directions of the Right Honble. the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1780 - 1781. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/23b182a0-c603-012f-653f-58d385a7bc34

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph F. W. Des Barres, under the directions of the Right Honble. the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/23b182a0-c603-012f-653f-58d385a7bc34

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1780 - 1781). The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph F. W. Des Barres, under the directions of the Right Honble. the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/23b182a0-c603-012f-653f-58d385a7bc34

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The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph F. W. Des Barres, under the directions of the Right Honble. the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.