This nautical chart of the Northumberland Strait, created in 1872, with precise detailing and intricate craftsmanship, offers a comprehensive portrayal of the maritime landscape spanning from Prince Edward Island to mainland Nova Scotia. Like many early Canadian nautical maps were referred to as “Bayfield charts” in honor of Henry Wolsey Bayfield who began in the early 1800s charting the waterways.

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