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Description: | Two sheets. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:50 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: Variation shown 6 degrees W. Bar scale in statute miles. Contents Note: 86F and later variants show the situation of the British ships and forces at the time when d'Estaing's French fleet anchored and landed, from 29th July to 9th August 1778. Plate changes: Notes, references, a key and depictions of ships added (see contents note), as well as further soundings, tidal information, anchorages and place-names. Other features: Printed on Bates paper. Border yellow, land brown, towns red.
Title Note: Published at the request of Lord Howe. 20 July 1776. (The title post-dates the imprint.). Associated Materials: Both copper plates are held by the John Carter Brown Library, Rhode Island.
caption: HNS 86F Directions for sailing into Rhode Island Harbour and the Sound of Long Island | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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