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<dl><dd>1 map ; 59 x 96 cm</dd>
<dd>Depths shown by isolines and soundings</dd>
<dd>Relief shown by hachures and spot heights</dd>
<dd>"Engraved under the direction of Capt. G.A. Bedford R.N. by J. &amp; C. Walker."</dd>
<dd>"Published ... 1st Nov. 1861 under the superintendence of Captn. Washington R.N., F.R.S. Hydrographer."</dd>
<dd>Prime meridian: Greenwich</dd>
<dd>"Soundings in fathoms."</dd>
<dd>"Note: the chart of the St. Lawrence to Lachine Rapids above Montreal is continued on the same scale on sheet no. 2830b--price 1/6."</dd>
<dd>Includes tidal information</dd>
<dd>Early Canadian nautical maps were referred to as "Bayfield charts" in honour of Henry Wolsey Bayfield who began in the early 1800s charting the waterways of Canada</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Saint Lawrence River -- Navigation.; Québec (Province) -- Navigation -- Maps.; Nautical charts -- Saint Lawrence River.; Nautical charts -- Québec (Province); Canada -- Maps.; McGill University Library Digitized Title; Bayfield Project; Nautical charts -- Saint Lawrence River; Nautical charts; Navigation; Saint Lawrence River -- Navigation; Québec (Province) -- Navigation -- Maps; Canada -- Maps; Québec; Canada; North America -- Saint Lawrence River</div>
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Great Britain. Hydrographic Office</div>
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