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Title: Chart of the south east coast of New Guinea to accompany the paper by Captn. J. Moresby R.N.

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Dates

  • Coverage: 1874

Publishers

  • London : John Murray, 1874.

Summary

Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depth shown pictorially and by soundings (in fathoms). Track of H.M.S. Basilisk and locations of anchorages are shown. Includes inset: Sketch map of part of the south coast of New Guinea / by W. W. Gill, B.A. Shows coastal features at approx. 143° W/9° S. From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 44 (1874), pp. 1-37; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v. 44 1874

Subjects

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Papua New Guinea—Discovery and exploration—Maps
  • Coastal mapping
  • Milne Bay (Papua New Guinea)—Maps
  • Papua New Guinea—Maps
  • Nautical charts
  • Other

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (150.083333, 151.375, -10.0, -11.0)
  • Geometry: BBOX (150.083333, 151.375, -10.0, -11.0)

Provider

Princeton

Rights

  • Access rights: Public

Citation

Moresby, John, Capt., 1830-1922. Chart of the south east coast of New Guinea to accompany the paper by Captn. J. Moresby R.N.. London : John Murray, 1874.. Image data. https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-vt150m756

Format

TIFF

Languages

  • eng