Newberry Library - Map of Nootka Sound, British Columbia

Title Map of Nootka Sound, British Columbia

Date 1799

Description Pen-and-ink.

Summary Rough sketch map of Nootka Bay on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Forms part of appendix 10, note A in a 1799 manuscript compiled by an anonymous naval officer, chronicling Spanish exploration of the Pacific coast of North America between 1768 and 1796: Compendio historico de las navegaciones practicadas por oficiales, y pilotos en buques de la Real Armada, sobre las costas septentrionales de las Californias (Ayer MS 1068). Appendix 10 is a partial ms. translation of Meares, John. Authentic copy of the memorial to the Right Honourable William Wyndham Grenville ... dated 30th April, 1790, and presented to the House of Commons, May 13, 1790 (London: J. Debrett, 1760 [i.e. 1790]). The Meares memorial details the 1790 seizure of British ships under his command in Nootka Sound by Spanish ships commanded by Jose Esteben Martinez, causing the so-called Nootka Sound controversy; the published memorial contains neither a printed map nor notes at end.

Extent 1 ms. map ; 68 x 52 mm

Format Maps

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection

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Call Number Ayer MS 1068 map

BibID 136483

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2317px × 3566px 23.67 MB

Filename 991364838805867_Ayer_MS_1068_map_00001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11I92H

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