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A colorful map showing the colonies limited east of the Appalachians. Pittsburgh is shown as Fort du Quesne in French territory. Appeared in Tobias Conrad Lotter's Atlas geographique, 1778. Cartouche: crowned with cost of arms. MS note: 111315. Prime meridian: [Ferro]. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Device with partial cross. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS note: Englisches Amerika.
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The original map Was published With accompanying text in Dutch naming Palairet as the cartographer and Otten as publishers. Text missing on ths copy. French built forts are circled in red. MS note: 49. "Kaart van de Engelsche en Fransche Bezittingen in het Vaste Land van Noord America, 1755. " Prime meridian: Ferro, London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: G & I Hot. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: LoWery 415, 420. Verso Text: Ms notes: N.43 34 772/429 150217.
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Kashnor notes, "An interesting map which does not give any of the Hudson's Bay Company forts, but locates the French fort below Nelson River, the post of St. Duluth built to intercept the Assinopels on their journey to the Bay, and the fort of St. Germain on the Albany River built for the same purpose. The Bay was then in French possession after Iberville's victories." McCorkle identifies cartographer as Nicholas Sanson and give appeared in information, notes seperate publication with date ca. 1695? Note inset map of Boston Harbor. Submap: Boston Harbor.. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. References: McCorkle 695.7, Cumming(1998)129* . Verso Text: MS note: 317.
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Kashnor notes, "Though bearing a French title and imprint, with all names of places in French, it is obviously an English map issued to show the French claims and the English boundaries as well as French encroachments." McCorkle confirms map as by Kitchin, first edition. See also 093:515M for another copy. Kashnor implies the map is by Jean Palarait, but McCorkle explains that map to be a later copy of the Kitchin map. "Ou trouvera dans le troisiéme volume de la Nouvelle Introduction à la Géographie Moderne, que l'Auteur de l'Atlas Méthodique vient de mettre au jour, la description des pais, des pueples & des colonies de ce continent." Cartouche: flowered.. Prime meridian: London, Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Crowned fleur-di-lis IV. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: McCorkle 755.22. Verso Text: Ms note: 622.
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Kashnor notes, "Though bearing a French title and imprint, with all names of places in French, it is obviously an English map issued to show the French claims and the English boundaries as well as French encroachments." McCorkle confirms map as by Kitchin, first edition. See also 105:622M for another copy. Cartouche: flowered.. Prime meridian: London, Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Crowned fleur-di-lis IV. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: McCorkle 755.22. Verso Text: Ms note: 515 partially erased, North America English --- 5..
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Kashnor notes, "Probably issued soon after Hosier's expedition; it shows a battle raging off the coast near Carthagena." Kashnor dates as ca. 1720. Vignette: naval battle.. "J. Condet s." Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Vignettes. Verso Text: MS note: 968.
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