A dangerous shoal seen Septr. the 28, 1767 (Joseph Freewills Islands)

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These three maps are marked with shoals, rocks, water depth, safe entry points, and anchorage locations, to help ships safely anchor. The sites include the Joseph Freewill Islands (Mapia Atoll, Indonesia) and the coast of Mindanao in the Philippines.

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Date
1773
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Insets

Inset Map

Features

Bathymetry

Maritime Route

Reef

Shoal

Library Catalogue

Alternative Title
Joseph Freewills Islands.
South end of Mindanao.
Creator
Hawkesworth, John, 1715?-1773
Published/Created Date
[1773]
Description
Cross Collection 71.
Depths shown by soundings.
From Hawkesworth's Account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere. London: Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1773; v. 1, facing p.
Extent
3 maps on 1 sheet ; each 12 x 19 cm. or smaller, on sheet 29 x 23 cm.
Extent of Digitization
Complete work digitized.
Scale
Scale [ca. 1:73,000].
Coordinates
73000 and a and E1262500 and E1341959 and E1361000 and N0004959 and N0025300 and N0053400
Language
English
Call Number
282 1767
Collection Title
Account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere.
Container / Volume Information
BRBL_00683
Format
cartographic
Genre
Nautical charts
Resource Type
Maps, Atlases & Globes
Subject (Geographic)
Mapia Islands (Indonesia)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Mindanao Island (Philippines)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Subject (Name)
Carteret, Philip, d. 1796
Cook, James, 1728-1779
Subject (Topic)
Nautical charts--Indonesia--Mapia Island--Early works to 1800
Nautical charts--Philippines--Mindanao Island--Early works to 1800
Access
Public
Rights
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement
Orbis ID
8254509
Object ID (OID)
15825209

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