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The Interests of the British Empire in North America
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Kashnor notes, "Showing the coast south to Florida, and the territories north-west of Lake of the Woods and Louisiana. A scarce map issued during the Revolution." On distinctive blue-gray paper often used by Kitchin. Millar's Geography was rushed to print in 1775 at start of American Revolution. Tip of Florida shown in submap. Cartouche shows natives bowing to Britannia.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-mapsCartouche. References: McCorkel 782.10. Verso Text: MS note: 116.
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the boundary of Oregon reaching in a semicircle from Juan de Fuca Strait to include the northern part of the Columbia River, and as part of the United States." "Engraved by J. & C. Walker." "Hudson Bay Comps. M.S.S. Parry, Franklin, Beechey, Graab, &ce." See RB 71145 for another copy. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes: 696 30.
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See RB 105:696 for another copy of this map. MS note: 1834 X71145. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Conic. Printing Process: Lithography.
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Kashnor notes, "Locates Pine Fort and McDouall's House south-west of Lake Winnipeg; also the Hudson's Bay Forts to the Rockies." MS note: 495 (on backing). Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Conic. Printing Process: Engraving. Verso Text: Faint text bleeding..
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the northern boundary of Oregon in the latitude of Queen Charlotte Island (Lat. 54) as part of the United States." Kashnor dates as ca. 1831. XII. (upper left) Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Conic. Printing Process: Engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 711 British North America Possessions 62.
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Four sheet reproduction from the copy in the John Carter Brown Library. Original map published by Fra. Dewing in Boston. Reproduction published by John Carter Brown Library in Providence, R.I. Earliest printed map in the United States per cover sheet with map. Index of features. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography.
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