Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres (1721-1824), Barrington Bay...

Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres (1721-1824) Barrington Bay... From: The Atlantic Neptune Published, London, 1777-1781 Engraving Paper size 30 x 41 1/2” Image size 29 x 41” A magnificent chart from Des Barres's superb atlas, The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain... under the Directions of the Right Honble. the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. London, [1774-1781], which included a comprehensive survey of the coasts of Nova Scotia, the coasts and harbors of the Gulf and River of St. Lawrence and the Atlantic coast of North America from New York to Mexico, and New England, in more than 100 engraved charts, views and elevations. Des Barres's service to the British Crown began in about 1752 when he enrolled as a cadet at the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich near London. Founded in 1741 the Academy was established to teach all the branches of mathematics necessary for men who would serve in the Artillery or as Engineers. Des Barres had alre