Lot 538
Robert Sayer and John Bennett, London, 1775
Lot 538 Details
Robert Sayer and John Bennett, London, 1775
A CHART OF THE GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE, COMPOSED FROM A GREAT NUMBER OF ACTUAL SURVEYS AND OTHER MATERIALS, REGULATED BY ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS
coloured, framed
sight 24.5" x 20/25" — 62.2 x 5143.5 cm.
Estimate $300-$400
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Provenance:
The Pagurian Corporation, Toronto
CONDITION DETAILS
Based on the surveys by James Cook and Michael Lane.At the conclusion of the French and Indian War, the British needed accurate charts of the territories that had been awarded to them in the Treaty of Paris. The areas that were of particular interest to the Admiralty included Labrador and Newfoundland. "On 19 April 1763 James Cook