VOYAGE FAIT PAR ORDRE DU ROI EN 1750 ET 1751, DANS L'AMÉRIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE, POUR RECTIFER LES CARTES DES CÔTES DE L'ACADIE, DE L'ISLE ROYALE & DE L'ISLE DE TERRE- NEUVE; ET POUR EN FIXER LES PRINCIPAUX POINTS PAR DES OBSERVATIONS ASTRONOMIQUES.
Chabert, Joseph Bernard:
Paris: De l'Imprimerie Royale, 1753. [2],viii,288,[10]pp. plus six folding engraved maps, one folding plate, and folding table. Quarto. Contemporary calf, leather label, raised bands, spine with handsome gilt sun, moon, and star ornaments. Some slight rubbing along outer hinges. Occasional fox mark. Overall a fine, fresh copy. A highly detailed geographical account of the coasts of Acadia (Nova Scotia), Isle Royale (Cape Breton), and Newfoundland. The handsome maps depict the coasts and ports, with names of French settlements and towns noted, including a detailed plan of the port of Chibouctou in Nova Scotia. "Mr. Chabert's work is highly praised by the commission appointed by the French Academy of Science to examine it, and is recommended as a model to future navigators. It is divided into two parts: the first containing an account of the author's voyage from Brest to Louisbourg, and his four expeditions to the neighboring coasts and islands; the second part containing the astronomical observations at large" - Sabin. SABIN 11723. LANDE 114. BELL C223. DIONNE II:489. TPL 222.
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