This map by James Park is dated 1785, only two years after the first Loyalists arrived at Port Roseway. It's a military map made by an engineer in the royal navy; its primary purpose is navigational.
The Town of Shelburne is shown on the far left of the page, deep inside the inner harbour. This map makes quite clear the importance of the large island sitting at the entrance of Port Roseway Harbour, as it was then called. Ships need to enter through the eastern way. The west side of the island is a bit of a backwater, accessible only to local traffic, rowboats and small shallops, perhaps, or accessible to bigger vessels only on the high tide.
Note the pilot settlement at Carleton Point (later called Fort Point). By 1785 Carleton/Fort Point was the location of the British fort, indicated by a square. The island is not named, but Mr. Nutt's settlement is designated along its northeastern side.
The Town of Shelburne is shown on the far left of the page, deep inside the inner harbour. This map makes quite clear the importance of the large island sitting at the entrance of Port Roseway Harbour, as it was then called. Ships need to enter through the eastern way. The west side of the island is a bit of a backwater, accessible only to local traffic, rowboats and small shallops, perhaps, or accessible to bigger vessels only on the high tide.
Note the pilot settlement at Carleton Point (later called Fort Point). By 1785 Carleton/Fort Point was the location of the British fort, indicated by a square. The island is not named, but Mr. Nutt's settlement is designated along its northeastern side.
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