Sketch of King George's Sound (now Nootka Sound)

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1 item (illustrating the log of HMS Resolution, Captain James Cook, May 1778) extracted from ADM 55/120. Canada: New Caledonia (now British Columbia). Sketch of King George's Sound (now Nootka Sound). Scale: 1 inch to 2 miles. Compass star. Drawn by Heny Roberts. [Nootka Sound, c. 1778]. Shows soundings. Relief shown by hachures.

In Collection:
Creator Contributor Subject Language Identifier
  • Penfold Number: 541
Keyword Date created Resource type Rights statement Extent
  • 1 sheet
Alternative title
  • Nootka Sound
Geographic coverage Coordinates
  • 49.61132, -126.58271
Chronological coverage
  • 1778
Additional physical characteristics
  • 1:126,720
Physical repository Collection
  • Early BC Maps Collection
Provenance
  • National Archives of the UK
Provider Sponsor
  • Funded by a Canadian Council of Archives, Archival Community Digitization Program.
Genre Archival item identifier
  • National Archives Number: MPI1-81 (1)
Date digitized
  • April 22, 2010
Technical note
  • 600 dpi jpg
  • Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP May 3, 2010.
Rights
  • These images are provided under license by The National Archives of the UK and cannot be reproduced or copied without their permission. To purchase high-resolution tiff files of these maps for publication, contact: image-library@nationalarchives.gov.uk Tel: +44 (0)20 8392 5225. A scale of reproduction fees applies for commercial publication, exhibition display or TV broadcast. Details on request. Request should cite the National Archives Number. Infringement of the above condition may result in legal action. These images are provided for research only.
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