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Subject: Re: [Fwd: Boston Bar]
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 14:43:32 -0400
From: David Cobb <[log in to unmask]>



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Velma -

I believe if you look very closely you will realize that it really says
"Boston Bay" although it may look like "Boston Bar." Des Barres
originally
referred to area nearest to Boston as Boston Harbor and the area to the
south stretching into Cape Cod Bay as Boston Bay. The specific view you
are
looking at from left to right is actually from the south to the north.
The
southern tip is now known as Gurnet Point (just northeast of Plymouth)
and
it extends to the north to Cohasset - this area is now known as the
South
Shore in Massachusetts.

This plate seems to have been issued in two states: the first ca. 1777
and
the second 1779. It is not found among the 1781 editions, is not
included
in the printed list of charts dated 1781, and seems to have been dropped
from later editions. The first state is mildly colored and includes no
imprint at the bottom of the plate. The second state is notably changed
as
many ships and boats of all sizes are added to the views and they are
more
elegantly colored. This state too lacks any imprint and both views are
known to be in a folded condition from the tall narrow volumes which
charcterized the early printings of the Neptune.

David

At 01:04 PM 9/11/03 -0400, you wrote:
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>Subject: Boston Bar
>    Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 12:04:22 -0400
>    From: "Parker, Velma" <[log in to unmask]>
>      To: >
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>   Does any one know the current name for "Boston Bar"?  This name is
>found on one of the views contained in the Atlantic Neptune.  The plate
>does not have a title but the titles of the views are as follows:  The
>south west coast of Nova Scotia : [Cape Negro to Port Campbell] -- The
>south west coast of Nova Scotia : [Cape Sable to Port Haldimand] -- The
>southern Seal Isle ... -- Boston Bar.On the view entitled Boston Bar,
>certain features are identified and these are, in this order from left
>to right: The Garnet Head, Plymouth Harbour, Cohasset Point.I have
>looked these places in the gazetteer but I cannot find anything in that
>corresponds to this sequence of names. Any help would be greatly
>appreciated.ThanksVelmaVelma ParkerNational Archives of  Canada, 344
>Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ont. Canada K1A 0N3Archives nationales du
>Canada, 344  rue Wellington, Ottawa, Ont. Canada K1A 0N3(613)996-7611
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