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Conway Harbour and Port Aylesbury, North American Atlantic Coast Long Caption: The Atlantic Neptune is a magnificent four-volume atlas of sea charts and views of the east coast of North America, published during the American Revolutionary War by Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres (1722-1824). The atlas spans from the St. Lawrence River and Nova Scotia, to Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. One volume also includes Havana and ports in Jamaica. The four volumes were completed between 1777 and 1781, though sheets were published individually as early as 1774. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: HNS 62E Artist: J.F.W. Des Barres Date: 1776 Medium: coloured engraving Size: 710 mm x 550 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.