Item is a map of the harbour of present-day Halifax, Nova Scotia created in 1779 by Joseph-Bernard de Chabert. The map was commissioned by Antoine de Sartine. Depths shown by soundings.
Collection contains three historic maps collected by George Burden. The maps depict Cape Breton and Louisbourg, Nova Scotia. Burden acquired the maps from Zwicker's Gallery in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Item is a hand-coloured engraving of Cape Breton extracted from Atlas minimus, or, A new set of pocket maps of the several empires, kingdoms and states of the known world, published in 1758 by John Gibson and Emmanuel Bowen. The map appeared on page 46 of the book.