Collection: Osher Collection

Name: A Chart of ye North part of America. For Hudsons Bay Comonly called ye North West Passage. By John Thornton Hidrographer at the Platt in the Minories

Barcode: 521

Image Number: 521.0001

Creator: Thornton, John, 1641-1708

From Atlas: Yes

Notes: From: The English Pilot, Fourth Book (1689)

Atlas Reference: The English Pilot, Fourth Book, 1689

Subjects: AngelsAnimalsBeaversCanada, EasternClothing and dressCoastsColonial AmericaConnecticutDevices (Heraldry)EthnologyGreenlandHeraldryHudson BayIndians of North AmericaIndigenous peopleMaineMaps--Early works to 1800Maritime ProvincesMassachusettsNative AmericansNautical chartsNew EnglandNew FranceNew HampshireNew York (State)Newfoundland and LabradorNova Scotia (Canada)OntarioQuebec (Province)Rhode IslandSailing shipsSymbolismThornton, John, 1641-1708Vermont

Publisher: Thornton, John, 1641-1708

Date/Date Range Produced: 1689

Date/Date Range Published: 1689

Language: English

Region Depicted: ConnecticutEastern CanadaGreenlandHudson BayMaineMaritime ProvincesMassachusettsNew EnglandNew HampshireNew York (State)Newfoundland and LabradorNova ScotiaOntarioRhode IslandVermont

Map Type: Nautical charts

Dimensions: 53 x 43 cm.

Printing Process: Engraving

Printing Technique: Copper

Material Type: Paper

Brief Description: Nautical chart showing the coasts of New England and Eastern Canada, including Hudson Bay. Chart is oriented with North at the right and has rhumb lines. Soundings and banks are shown.

Physical Description: 1 map: uncolored, illustrated

OCLC: 61637626

Accession Number: OS-1689-4

Donor: Osher

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/521.0001