Neptune's Needle

In the employ of the English navy, Des Barres published his four-volumes of navigational charts and harbor views Atlantic Neptune beetween 1777 and 1781. They cover the American east coast from St. Lawrence Bay to the Caribbean, with particularly detailed coverage of the leading colonial seaports. Intended to assist the British navy in its effort to suppress American maritime pursuits in the Revolutionary War.

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Peter Richards