Bay of Seven Islands [cartographic material] / C. Rohr

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  Riviere de Canada [cartographic material]

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  Manuscript chart of the St. Lawrence River from Québec to the western tip of the Isle of Anticosti. With four inset maps of Les Sept Îsles, Îsle d'Orléans, Havre St. Nicolas and Pointe aux Alouettes. Drawn by Charles Rivez, apparently from a Dutch map, approximately 1757.

  mssHM 15437

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  Plan of Spanish and Indian Bay in the island of Cape Breton [cartographic material]

  Manuscripts

  Manuscript map drawn by Charles Rivez, apparently copied from an earlier map. Drawn up for use in the French and Indian War. Locates Indian Town, with quarries, coal mine and the French shipyard. Shows the soundings of Spanish Bay and free deposits of coal and stone. Ink and wash, with outline in red.

  mssHM 15403

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  Carte de l'Isle de Terre Nueve, Isle Royalle et Golphe et Riviere St. Laurent [cartographic material]

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  Manuscript map drawn by Charles Rivez, apparently a copy of an earlier map. Shows the St. Lawrence from Quebec to the Isle of Anticosti, locating Québec, the islands, rivers, capes and mountains. The inset map shows the the Gulf of St. Lawrence from the Strait of Belle Isle to Nova Scotia, with Newfoundland, Cape Breton, Isle of St. John and the coast to Gaspee Bay. Soundings are noted for the Gulf. Another copy of this map, also by Charles Rivez shows more detailed soundings, for both St. Lawrence River and the Gulf, has the shoals and and banks colored in blue and sailing directions in English (see mssHM 15430).

  mssHM 15429

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  Carte de l'Isle de Terre Nueve, Isle Royalle et Golphe et Riviere St. Laurent [cartographic material]

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  Manuscript map drawn by Charles Rivez, apparently a copy of an earlier map. Shows the St. Lawrence from Quebec to the Isle of Anticosti, locating Québec, the islands, rivers, capes and mountains. The inset map shows the the Gulf of St. Lawrence from the Strait of Belle Isle to Nova Scotia, with Newfoundland, Cape Breton, Isle of St. John and the coast to Gaspee Bay. Detailed soundings are given for both the river and gulf maps. Shoals and banks are colored in blue. An observation of sailing directions is in English and in a different hand than Rivez. Another copy of this map, also by Charles Rivez shows soundings for the gulf and none for the river. (see mssHM 15429).

  mssHM 15430

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  A plan of the Bay and Harbour of Gaspee in the Gulph of St. Lauren [cartographic material]

  Manuscripts

  Manuscript map depicting the Gaspé Bay and Cape, with ship soundings given for approach into the harbor and two drawings of landfall on either side. Executed approximately 1757, it appears to have been drawn up by the British forces while Gaspé was in French possession during the French and Indian War. The map has been attributed to Charles Rohr, an engineer with the British Forces.

  mssHM 15408

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  A draught of Pasmaquidy bay and harbours taken in May 1756 [cartographic material] / B. Ratzer

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  Manuscript plan showing the harbors around Passamaquoddy Bay and the Bay of Fundy. The mouths of the Passamaquoddy and St. Croix rivers are depicted. Areas of safe anchorage are noted as well as known ship tracks. A note under the bar graph reads: "That those parts of this plan where the ships traks sounding are laid down may be safely depended on, but what leghs, rocks, or sundings there may be else I know not." Bernard Ratzer was a Lieutenant in the 60th Royal American Regiment.

  mssHM 15417