The island of Newfoundland

Hand coloured. Date on map: 1790. Compass rose. Prime meridian London. Depths shown by soundings. Bar scale in leagues. "Laid down from surveys taken by order of the Right Honorable the Lords Commissioners of Admiralty" (title). Includes population of Newfoundland for 1789, notes on French fishing rights according to the Treaty of Versailles 1783, and a note on the surveying of the eastern coast of Newfoundland.CNS map no.