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Nouvelle Carte des Côtes des Carolines Septentrionales et Meridionales du Cap Fear a Sud Edisto[.] Levees et Sondees par N. Pocock en 1770. Traduites de l'Anglois.
[New map of the coasts of the northern and southern Carolinas from Cape Fear to South Edisto. Surveyed and sounded by N. Pocock in 1770. Translated from English.]
Paris: LE ROUGE, Georges-Louis, 1778 (dated)
Size (neatline): 52.5 x 39.8 cm / 20.7 x 15.7 in
Size (sheet): 62.2 x 54.3 cm / 24.5 x 21.4 in
Technique: Copper engraving
Colour: Uncoloured
Verso: Blank
Condition: Very good
Rare French Sea chart of the Carolina Coast
Description
This important chart of the Carolina coastline from the time of the American Revolutionary War was created and published by Georges-Louis le Rouge in 1778. It is based on a chart by English sailor and marine artist Nicholas Pocock, with reference in the title of the present chart to, at least, surveying and sounding efforts in 1770 by him.
The chart was published in Le Rouge’s Atlas amériquain septentrional (which includes the Pilote américain septentrional), a rare atlas in three volumes, containing dozens of sea charts. It was prepared for the French Navy, to aid its efforts in support of the Americans during the American Revolutionary War, which France had just formally entered.
The chart traces the coast from Cape Fear, North Carolina, to South Edisto Island (present-day Edisto Island) in South Carolina. It includes miniature town plans of Georgetown and Charleston, along with a depiction of Fort Johnson.
Serving nautical purposes, the chart’s emphasis is on hydrographic information. This includes the names – partially in French and partially in English – of numerous waterways, beaches, capes, islands, and other landmarks as well as shoals, soundings, and anchorages. Throughout the chart, this is complemented by a number of annotations with importance to navigation, including in a rococo-style cartouche. A translation of English topographic terms is shown in the bottom half of the chart.
At upper left, there are seven coastal profile views, providing mariners with further relevant information.
The chart features a compass rose, with rhumb lines emanating from it. Further, it is embellished with two sailing ships. A basic distance scale, in leagues, is provided on the left.
London is used as the prime meridian.
An important historic chart from the time of the American Revolution.
Publication
Atlas amériquain septentrional [1778]
Condition
Very good.
A sharp impression on watermarked paper, issued folding. Uncoloured. Faint dampstains in top corners. Two slight printer’s creases at lower left. Short centrefold separation in top margin. Minute remnants of hinge tape on verso.
Item #: 03126
US $1,500.00