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Click the image above to try out GeoGulf<\/a>, a new portal for exploring historical maps of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The core maps displayed in this early version are the Admiralty Charts produced by Captain Henry W. Bayfield and his staff during the St. Lawrence Survey (1827-1856). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also the “Sail the Gulf with Henry Bayfield, 1831-1853” project, by the UPEI GeoREACH Lab (2026). Both the GeoGulf and “Sail the Gulf” viewers can be accessed via the GeoGulf resources page.\u00a0https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/resources\/geogulf\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For other details about these websites and the larger “Ecologies, Knowledge, and Power in the Gulf of St. Lawrence Region” project, see the Gulf Ecologies project page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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