A composite atlas. Originally published in four volumes, the YCBA copy has been extended to 8 volumes, each supplied with specially written titles and contents sheets. In total, includes 179 separate charts and views (including titles, contents, prefaces and references) extended to 491 separate and distinct issues.

Title and imprint (except date) from title page of the 1777 edition (the 1st edition). Date of publication (1774-1800?) from dates of individual maps.

In a pocket in the front board of vol. 1, part 1, is a copy of Nautical Remarks and Observations on the Coasts and Harbours of Nova Scotia, separately published by Des Barres in 1778.

Volume 1, part 1: General Title to Volume I. 1777, 1779, 1780 N.D. 4 issues

2. Title "Sea Coast of Nova Scotia." 2 issues

3. "Utility of the Atlantic Neptune." Sole issue

4. Preface. 2 issues

5. References. 4 issues

6. General Remarks. 4 issues

7. Tables (Places on Coast of Nova Scotia). 2 issues

8. Contents of Charts and Views of Nova Scotia. 2 sheets. 2 issues

9. Coast of Nova Scotia, New England, New York, Jersey, etc. 2 sheets. 2 issues * For 2 other issues of this Chart see Nos. 82* and 121

10. Chart of Nova Scotia. 5 issues

11. Two Coloured Views: Grandmanan Island-Campo Bello. 2 issues

12. Two Views : Mechios River-Mechios Mills. 2 issues

13. River St. John. 4 issues

14. Five Views: The Wolves-Grand Manan Island-West of River St. John-River St. John-Pasamaquody Bay. 1 sheet. 3 issues

15. Isthmus of Nova Scotia. 2 sheets. 4 issues

16. 4 Views: Cape Blowmedown-Cape Split-Mines Bason-Isle Haut. 1 sheet. 2 issues

17. Chignecto Bay. 3 sheets. 3 issues

18. Six Views : Isle Haut-Cape Dore-Cape Baptist-Entrance Bason of Mines-Isle Haut-Cape Blowmedown. 1 sheet. 2 issues

19. Environs of Fort Cumberland. 1 sheet. 1 issue

20. View of Partridge Island. 1 sheet. 3 issues

21. S.E. Coast of Bay of Fundy. 2 sheets. 4 issues

22. Five Views of Annapolis Bason. 2 sheets. 1 issue

23. View of Annapolis Royal. 1 sheet. 2 issues

24. Three Views : Grand Passage-Cape St. Mary's-St. Mary's Bay: 1 sheet. 4 issues.

Volume 1, part 2: 25. West Coast of Nova Scotia. 4 sheets. 3 issues

26. S.W. Coast of Nova Scotia. 4 sheets. 5 issues

27. Barrington Bay. 2 sheets. 4 issues

28. Port Amherst and Port Haldimand. 1 sheet. 5 issues

29. Port Campbell. 2 sheets. 3 issues

30. Four Views: S.W. Coast of Nova Scotia-S.W. Coast of Nova Scotia-Seal Isle-Boston Bay. 2 sheets. 1 issue

31. Three Views: S.W. Coast Nova Scotia-Cape Sable-Coast of New Hampshire. 2 sheets. 2 issues

32. Port Mills, Port Mansfield, Gambier Harbour. 4 sheets. 4 issues

33. Liverpool Bay. 1 sheet. 4 issues

34. Port Jackson. 1 sheet. 2 issues

35. King's Bay and Lunenberg. 2 sheets. 4 issues

36. Mecklenburg Bay. 2 sheets. 4 issues

37. Charlotte Bay. 2 sheets. 5 issues

38. Lelth Harbour. 2 sheets. 5 issues

39. Five Views : Cape Prospect-Haspotagoen-The Ovens-Cape Sable-Cape Sable N.E. by N. 1 sheet. 2 issues.

Volume 2, part 1: 40. General Title to Volume II. 1777, 1780, 1781. 3 issues

41. Title "Sea Coast of Nova Scotia." 1 issue

42. Contents of Charts and Views of Nova Scotia. 2 sheets. 1 issue

43. References. 1 sheet. 1 issue

44. S.E. Coast of Nova Scotia. 4 sheets. 5 issues

45. Halifax Harbour. 3 sheets. 6 issues

46. Plan of Halifax. 1 sheet. 2 issues

47. View of Halifax. 1 sheet. 1 issue

47*. View of Town and Harbour of Halifax. 1 sheet. 2 issues

48. Halifax Harbour. 6 views on 1 sheet. 3 issues

49. Egmont Harbour. 1 sheet. 4 issues

50. Keppell Harbour, Knowles Harbour. 2 sheets. 5 issues

51. Six Views: Cape Egmont-Egmont Harbour-Keppell Harbour-Hincbinbroke River-Chisetcockinlet-Dartmouth Shore. 1 sheet. 2 issues

52. Spry Harbour, Port Palliser, &c. 2 sheets. 5 issues

53. White Islands Harbour, &c. 2 sheets. 4 issues

54. Sandwich Bay. 2 sheets. 5 issues

55. Torbay. 1 sheet. 5 issues

56. White Haven. 1 sheet. 5 issues.

57. Canso Harbour (with inset View). 1 sheet. 6 issues

57*. Printed Directions Canso Harbour and St. Peter's Bay. 1 sheet. 1 issue

58. Crow Harbour (with inset View). 1 sheet. 5 issues

59. St. Peter's Bay (with inset View). 1 sheet. 5 issues.

Volume 2, part 2: 60. Milford Haven (with inset View). 1 sheet. 5 issues

61. Eight Views : White Islands-Milford Haven-Port Bickerton-Beaver Harbour-Beaver Harbour-Westward of Canso-Beaver Islands-S.E. Point of Nova Scotia. 2 sheets. 2 issues

62. Conway Harbour. 1 sheet. 7 issues

63. Lenox Passage, Richmond Isles. 3 sheets. 3 issues

64. Six Views : Louisbourg Harbour-Gabbarrus Bay-Richmond Isle-Cape Breton Island-Ramea Isles-Sta. Maria Island. 1 sheet. 1 issue

65. View from Entrance of Louisbourg Harbour. 1 sheet. 1 issue

65a. (View) Entrance of Louisbourg Harbour on the Island of Cape Breton. 1 sheet. 1 issue * See also No. 141 for another View of Louisbourg

66. Gut of Canso. 3 sheets. 6 issues

67. North East Coast of Nova Scotia. 3 sheets. 4 issues

68. Coast from Bay Verte to Buctush. 1 sheet. 3 issues

69. Port Hood. 1 sheet. 4 issues

70. Two Views : Port Hood-Plaister Cliffs, 1 sheet. 1 issue

70a & 70b. View of Entrance of Port Hood-View of Plaister Cliffs. 2 sheets. 3 issues

71. Frederick Bay, Pictou Harbour, &c. 4 sheets. 6 issues

72. Port Shediack and Cocagne. 1 sheet. 5 issues

73. Isle of Sable. 2 sheets. 6 issues

74. Five Views of the Isle of Sable. 1 sheet. 2 issues

75. Seven Views of the Isle of Sable. 2 sheets. 3 issues

76. Chart of Isle of Sable. 4 sheets. 4 issues

77. View from Camp East End Naked Sands Hills, Isle of Sable. 1 sheet. 3 issues

78. Remarks on Isle of Sable. 1 sheet. 4 issues.

Volume 3, part 1: 79. General Title-page to Volume III. 1780. 1 sheet. 1 issue

80. Title " Charts ... of New England." 1 sheet. 4 issues

81. Contents. New England. 1 sheet. 5 issues

82. References. 1 sheet. 2 issues

82*. Coast of Nova Scotia, New England, New York, Jersey, &c. 2 sheets. 1 issue. * See also Nos. 9 & 121 for other issues

83. Coast of NewEngland. 2 sheets. 4 issues

84. Coast from Judith Point, R.I. to Great Bay, Long Island. 2 sheets. 3 issues

85. Coast from Rhode Island to Cape Malabar. 2 sheets. 4 issues

86. The Harbour of Rhode Island and Narragansett Bay. 2 sheets. 3 issues

87. Plan of Newport. 1 sheet. 3 issues

88. Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound. 2 sheets. 5 issues

89. Six Views : Cape Page-Sandy Point-Gay Head-Gay Head bearing S.E.-Sankoty Head-Sankoty Head bearing S.W. 1 sheet. 1 issue

90. Nantucket Island and Martha's Vineyard. 2 sheets. 3 issues

91. Massachusetts Bay. 2 sheets. 4 issues

92. Two Views: Cape Cod-Point Shirley. 1 sheet. 1 issue

93. Plymouth Bay. 1 sheet. 3 issues

94. Boston Bay. 2 sheets. 4 issues.

Volume 3, part 2: 95. Four Views of Boston Harbour: Boston-Agameticus-Boston Bay-Boston Harbour. 1 sheet. 2 issues

96. Chart of Boston Harbour. 2 sheets, 3 issues, and Printed Leaf of "Nautical Remarks." 2 issues

97. View of Boston on Road to Dorchester. 1 sheet. 1 issue

98. View of Boston. 1 sheet. 1 issue

99 & 100. Six Views of Boston: Boston from Willis Creek-Long Island-Country towards Dorchester-View of Boston-View of the Harbour-Front View of Lines. 2 sheets. 2 issues

101. Coast from Marble Head to Hampton Harbour. 2 sheets. 5 issues

102. Coast from Newbury to Cape Elizabeth. 2 sheets. 3 issues

103. Coast from Cape Elizabeth to Musketo Island. 2 sheets. 3 issues

104. Falmouth Harbour. 1 sheet. 3 issues

105. Portland Point and Stage Island. 2 sheets. 3 issues

106. Piscataqua Harbour. 2 sheets. 2 issues

107. View of Portsmouth in New Hampshire, from the East Shore. 1 sheet. 1 issue

108. Two views. Castle William-View of Newcastle. 1 sheet. 1 issue

109. Coast from Pemaquid Point to Owl's Head Bay. 2 sheets. 2 issues

110. Coast from Musketo Is. to Skuttock Point. 2 sheets. 3 issues

111. Entrance into Penobscot Bay. 2 sheets. 2 issues

112. Penobscot Bay .2 sheets. 2 issues

113. Burnt Coal Is. to Skulock Point. 2 sheets. 3 issues

114. Gouldsborough to Moose Harbour. 3 sheets. 3 issues

115. Grand Manan Island. 2 sheets. 2 issues

116. Pasamaquody Bay. 2 sheets. 3 issues.

Volume 4, part 1: 117. General Title Page to Volume IV, 1780. 1 sheet. 1 issue

188. Title : Charts of Coast in the St. Lawrence. 1 sheet. 3 issues, 1778, 1780, 1781

119. Contents of St. Lawrence Section. 1 half sheet. 1 issue

120. References. 1 sheet. 2 issues

121. Coast of Nova Scotia, New England, New York, Jersey and Gulph of St. Lawrence. 2 sheets. 1 issue. *See also Nos. 9 and 82* for other issues

122. Gulph and River of St. Lawrence. 3 sheets. 2 issues

123. River St. Lawrence. 6 sheets. 1 issue

124. Plan of Quebec and Environs. 3 sheets. 1 issue

125. View of Quebec from the Southeast. 1 sheet. 1 issue

126. River St. Lawrence from Cock Cove to Quebec. 4 sheets. 2 issues

127. N.W. Coast of Gulph of St. Lawrence. 4 sheets. 2 issues

128. Bay of Seven Islands. 1 sheet. 2 issues

129. Bay of Gaspee. 3 sheets. 3 issues.

130. Bay of Chaleurs. 1 sheet. 3 issues

131. Bay of Miramichi. 1 sheet. 2 issues

132. Harbours of Rishibucto and Buctush. 1 sheet. 2 issues

133. The Magdalen Islands. 1 sheet. 2 issues

134 & 135. S.E. Coast of Island of St. John. 4 sheets. 3 issues

136. N.E. Coast of Cape Breton Island. 3 sheets. 2 issues

137. S.E. Coast of Cape Breton Island. 4 sheets. 2 issues

138. Cape Breton and St. John's Islands. 1 sheet. 1 issue

139. Island of Cape Breton. 1 sheet. 1 issue

140. Harbour of Louisbourg. 1 sheet. 1 issue

141. View of Louisbourg from the North East. 1 sheet. 1 issue *For other views of Louisbourg see Nos. 65 & 65a.

Volume 4, part 2: 142. Title, "Charts of Harbours from New York to Gulph of Mexico. 1 sheet. 2 issues. 1778 & 1780

143. References. 1 sheet. 1 issue

144. Contents of New York Section. 1 sheet. 1 issue

145. Coast of New York. New Jersey, Pensilvania, North Carolina, &c. 3 sheets. 2 issues

146. New York Harbour. 1 sheet. 2 issues

147. Nautical Directions-New York Harbour. Half sheet. 1 issue

148. View of New York (A View of New York from the North West). 1 sheet. 1 issue

149. Operations of His Majesty's Fleet and Army under the Command of Viscount Howe. 1 sheet. 1 issue

150. Phoenix and Rose. View of the Engagement 16th Aug., 1776. 1 sheet. 3 issues

151. Reference to Sketch of Operations. (Cf. No. 149). 1 sheet. 1 issue

152. Phoenix and Rose. (See No. 150)

153. Five Views: New York Harbour. Highland of Neversunk-Long Island-New York-Sandy Hook Lighthouse-The Narrows. 1 sheet. 2 issues

154. Western Passage into Long Island Sound from New York up the East River. 2 sheets. 2 issues

155. Hell Gate, Oyster Bay, Huntington Bay. 1 sheet. 1 issue

156. Plan of Forts Montgomery and Clinton. (Inset: Part of Hudson River). 1 sheet. 1 issue

157. Chart of Delawar Bay. 1 sheet. 2 issues

158. Chart and Plan of Delawar River. 1 sheet. 2 issues

159. Environs of Philadelphia. 2 sheets. 1 issue

160. Plan of the Posts of York and Gloucester. 2 sheets with overlay. 1 issue

161. Harbour of Charlestown. (Inset View). 1 sheet. 3 issues

162. Environs of Charlestown. 1 sheet. 2 issues

163. Operations before Charlestown. 2 sheets. 2 issues

164. Sketch of the Battle near Camden. Half sheet. 1 issue

165. Port Royal in South Carolina. 1 sheet. 1 issue

166. Coast, Rivers and Inlets of Georgia. 1 sheet. 2 issues

167. The Coast of Georgia. 1 sheet. 2 issues *The Second Issue has inset "Plan of the Siege of Savannah."

168. Chart of the Coast of West Florida. 4 sheets. 2 issues

169. The Gulf of Mexico from Pensacola to Apelousa River. 2 sheets. 1 issue

170. Harbour of St. Augustine. 2 sheets. 2 issues

171. Mississippi River from Iberville to Yazous. 2 sheets. 2 issues

172. Bay and Harbour of Pensacola. 1 sheet. 1 issue

173. Harbours of Port Royal and Kingston in Jamaica. 2 sheets. 1 issue

174. Montego Bay-Port Antonio, in Jamaica. 1 sheet. 1 issue

175. Two Views of Havannah. Entrance of Havannah-Harbour of the Town. 1 sheet. 1 issue.

Henry Stevens, Son & Stiles. Notes biographical and bibliographical on The Atlantic Neptune, pages 3-10

Fairman, E. "'Wherin all trauailers may vnderstand how to direct their voyages': Maps and Atlases at the Yale Center for British Art from the Bequest of Paul Mellon." In Yale University Library Gazette, 75 (2001), page 113

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