- MS-2-345, SF Box 26, Folder 17
- Item
- 1860
Seigneurie de Berthier.
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Seigneurie de Berthier.
Minute and account books of the Bridgewater Lawn and Tennis Club
Bridgewater Lawn and Tennis Club.
Sermons of Reverend Peter De LaRoche
De LaRoche, Peter, The Reverend, c. 1752-1795
Item is a cartographic journal containing daily entries and twenty-five cartographic diagrams and topographical illustrations showing coastlines, elevations, distances (in leagues), water depths, capes, bays, rivers, inlets, islands and other geographical features.
From the accounts of the first few days, the jump off point must have been somewhere near Mahone Bay or Lunenburg, on the southern coast of Nova Scotia. Few observations are recorded during the first week; the aim seems to have been to reach an initial destination of Grand Manan Island. At this point, beginning on July 25, 1684, detailed observations are made of all islands, rocks, and other geographical objects, along with more specific information concerning water depths (given in braces), types of currents, prevailing winds, distances between landmarks (given in leagues), places of secure anchorage, danger zones, etc. Most of the observed areas are accompanied by topographical illustrations which depict not only the contours of the coastline, but also elevations from sea level.
The expedition proceeded from Grand Manan Island down into Passamaquoddy Bay (this is not named, but the St. Croix River is), then Northeast along the coast of New Brunswick to the entrance to the St. John River. At this point, the expedition encountered at least two British war vessels, equipped with cannons. An envoy from the expedition was sent to the British ships, apparently commanded by John Nelson, the nephew of the first proprietor of New Brunswick; assurances are exchanged, the envoy is returned, and the expedition again proceeds along its way. Much of this portion of the expedition was obscured by a dense and persistent thick fog which made the task of the cartographer at times impossible, as he frequently notes.
From St. John River, the expedition turned back again across the Bay of Fundy, along Long Island, down along the Western coast of Nova Scotia to Cape Sable. This destination is reached by July 31, 1684, and here some days are passed waiting out a violent storm. Another British ship is mentioned, though no contact was made. The coastline from Cape Sable all the way to Margaret's Bay is represented by numerous illustrations. The weather seems to have been more favourable, and much of the area was apparently uncharted.
This portion of the journey includes descriptions and illustrations of Cape Negro, Baye du Port Razor, Riv. des Jardins, Port Rosignol, Sable River, La Have Harbour, Mahone Bay (called here Mirligaich), Margaret's Bay, etc. The expedition continues from Margaret's Bay on to the Northeast, with observations of Cape Sambro, Riv. Chibouetou. Riv. Maganchis, Cape Thiodor, and it ends at St. Mary's River, on September 14, 1684.
Appended to the journal is a twelve page "Inventaire pour servir a l'armament et consommation du nav(igation)," in which a very detailed list of hundreds of items is presented. The two categories that receive the most attention are boat fixtures (e.g., sails, bowsprites, halyards, stays, topsails, masts, anchors, rope, riggings, etc.) and armaments (e.g., cannons, ammunitions, guns, other weapons, etc.). Surgical equipment is briefly mentioned. Extraneous observations are also included from time to time: an abundance of fish off Cape Forcheau; arborage and foliage on shore; disembarkments, during one of which one of the crew apparently attempted to desert.
Marianne (Ship)
Notebook of sailors' ballads collected by Fenwick W. Hatt
Hatt, Fenwick, 1860-1924
Helen Dorothy Armitage Arnell's Dalhousie University scrapbook
Arnell, Helen Dorothy (Armitage), 1891-
Lovett, Jonathan Henry, 1779-1805
Letter of introduction to Edwin Gilpin for the Anglican clergy of England
Gilpin, Edwin, 1821-1906
Responsible government in Nova Scotia : [manuscript]
Livingston, Walter Ross
Poburko, Nicholas
Marconi, Guglielmo Marchese, 1874-1937
Clearing : the tale of the first Canadian casualty clearing station B.E.F., 1914-1919
Smith, Thomas Brenton, 1893-1955
Note from Dalhousie professor John J. MacKenzie regarding a class cancellation
Mackenzie, John James
Minute book of the Sons of Temperance, Rock Division
Sons of Temperance, Rock Division.
Register of farmers' cattle and sheep marks in Chester, Nova Scotia
Chester Municipality.
John Henry Potter's master mariner's certificate of competency
Potter, John Henry, fl. 1886
Commonplace book of Amelia Davis
Darby, Amelia Davis, 1823-1904
Arthur H. Whitman's diary of a trip to England
Whitman, Arthur Hanfield
Michie, John, fl. 1763
Deed of insolvent person's property assignment
Etter, Amos Benjamin, 1849-1918
Elizabeth LeBlanc's petit livre de Cantique
LeBlanc, Elizabeth, b. 1761?
Bond from George Montagu-Dunk, Earl of Halifax, to James Wooley for securing an annuity of £100
Halifax, George Montagu-Dunk, Earl of, 1716-1771
Publisher's letter to George Munro regarding recent titles in political philosophy
Munro, George
Freud and Dalhousie : the Symons Affair of 1929 / James W. Clark
James Clark
Bill of sale for the Lilla Dale
Outhouse, Milton
Dalhousie Law Association register of life members and register of subscribing members, 1919-1929
Francis B.A. Chipman's Dalhousie law school notebook
Chipman, Francis Beverley Allan
N.P. Burgess' notebook of Latin exercises, remedies and recipes
Burgess, Nelson Pizor
Warrant for payment issued to Peter Turquand and signed by George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie
Turquand, Peter
Letter from W.G. Blaikie to an unnamed Edinburgh minister regarding The Catholic Presbyterian
Blaikie, W.G., The Reverend, 1829-1899
Letter from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to William Dummer Northend
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882
The Acadian hunter / Harry Havelock Morse : [partial manuscript]
Morse, Harry Havelock
Outram, Joseph, fl. 1844
Victoria General Hospital instruction card re. method of surgical case-taking
Victoria General Hospital
The radar mechanics' secret war : 1940 to 1945 / G. Richard Moule
Moule, George Richard
Letter from Jonathan Sewell to his daughters, Maria and Henrietta
Sewell, Jonathan, Justice, c. 1766-1839
Bentom, Clark
Letter from Lord Dalhousie to W. Smith
Smith, W., fl. 1823
Stewart, Rev. George
Halliburton, Brenton, Sir, 1774-1860
The Izaak Walton club of Dalhousie University : a reminiscence / John Alexander McCarter
McCarter, John Alexander
Letter to A.M. Uniacke from John Inglis, third bishop of Nova Scotia
Uniacke, A.M., 1808-1895
McLaren, Katherine
Nigel F.S. Rusted's student notebook
Rusted, Nigel
Richardson, Harriet Taber
Wreck of the S.S. Atlantic : evidence given at the trial, Halifax, April 5-8, 1873
General chemistry for the life and health sciences, part 2 : chemical reactivity / Walter A. Aue
Aue, Walter
Scrapbook of newspaper clippings, recipes and home remedies