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A voyage to North America, : perform'd by G. Taylor, of Sheffield, in the years 1768, and 1769; with an account of his tedious passage, ... The author's unhappy shipwreck
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New General Chart of the Atlantic or Western Ocean and Adjacent Seas, Including the Coasts of Europe and Africa From 60 Degrees North Latitude to the Equator, and also the Opposite Coast of America; Drawn and Regulated by the most accurate Astronomical Observations, and the Journals of the most experienced Navigators; in which also are particularly distinguished the Determination of the Longitude as given by the Marine Clocks of Mr. Ferdinand Berthoud, in the Voyage performed by order of the Government of France, in 1768 and 1769 in the Ship Isis, to the Azores, Madera, the Canaries, Cape-Verd Islands, St. Domingo, the Great Bank of Newfoundland, &ca. by Mr. de Fleurieu, an Officer in the French Navy, and Member of the Royal Marine Academy, &ca
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the American Coast from Hudson's Strait to the Mouth of the Amazon, and gives a particularly good chart of Nova Scotia and West Indies." Lengthy explanation of preparation of this chart lower right.. Prime meridian: London, Ferro. Relief: no. Projection: Mercator. Watermark: Crowned fleur-di-lis VI. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 276 Chart of the Atlantic, Northern part -- Southern part 66.
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