An unrecorded state of a very rare chart. A fine one page map of Labrador including the Straights of Bell Isle and the northern portion of Newfoundland. Wheat & Brun notes two states of the chart. Both have “Streights of Bell Isle” and “Newfoundland” in the title. In the first state the engraved lettering is open, in the second state the lettering has been filled in. In this unrecorded state the lettering of “Streights of Bell Isle” is filled in but the titling for “Newfoundland” has been completely removed.

The first post-Revolutionary American marine atlas was published in Boston by Matthew Clark in 1790. Two of these nine charts were engraved by John Norman. The noted cartographer Osgood Carleton certified the maps for accuracy. The experience encouraged Carleton and Norman to begin their own project which was published as “The American Pilot” in Boston, 1791. Carleton provided the cartography, Norman engraved the plates and published the resulting work. He re-issued it in 1792 and again in 1794, essentially unaltered at which point his son William took over. William issued the atlas in 1796 and 1803 introducing two new charts. Guthorn “Eighteenth Century Shore and Harbour Charts Printed in America”, The Map Collector 12 pp. 24-31; Guthorn “United States Coastal Charts 1783-1861” pp. 7-8; Ristow “American Maps and Mapmakers” pp. 224-7; Wheat & Brun #99 & 107 unrecorded state.