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North America And The West Indies with the latest Discoveries
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Kashnor notes, "An exceedingly rare map, shoWing the country West of the Mississippi, the boundaries of Virginia, North and South Carolina, reaching to that river. The inset map of the country locates Old Forts EdWard, William Henry, Frederic, St. John, and Chamilles to the St. LaWrence, and Albany, Schenectadi, Forts Hunter and OsWego to Lake Ontario." Kashnor dates as ca. 1764. Submaps and treaty articles. See 093:532 for another copy. "a NeWMap, Wherein the British Empire and its limits, according to the difinitive (sic) Treaty of Peace in 1763, are accurately described, and the Dominions possessed by the Spaniards, the French and other European States; the Whole compiled from the NeWSurveys and Authentic Memoirs that have hitherto appeared. " Cartouche With Natives. Submaps: Particular Map of Baffin and Hudson's Bay; Map of the Country betWeen Montreal, Albany and OsWego. Paper sale tag, June 7, 1927 With MS note: #669.. Prime meridian: London, Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, Leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheSub-mapsFigures .
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See 130449 for another copy of this map. Note the cartouche has been revised one to the other. Maine border extended further north by coloring on this map. Cartouche: more elaborate than 130449. MS note: 130450. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Cylindrical. Watermark: Two crowned circular devices. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche.
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the Pacific Coast as it was known immediately before Vancouver's discoveries. It is a good map of the North West and Alaska." See also 105:267M for an apparent later version. Ms note: 266 (on backing). Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Conic. Watermark: 1794 Whatman. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 266.
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Kashnor notes, "Shows New Albion, all the territory northward of the Missouri and Oregon as part of British Territory." This map appears to be a later edition of 105:266 by Wilkinson. It now shows Vancouver Island as Quadra and Vancouver's Island. New mountains appear in the west and the map extends further south. Kashnor dates as c. 1796. MS note: 267 (on Backing). Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Conic. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
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"Engraved for the Continuation of Dr. Smollett's History of England." Smollett's Continuation of the Complete History of England was first published in 1760, then again in 1762, 1763, etc. Accompanying notes mentions three other copies of this map in the Huntington's possession. This may be the earliest copy of this map. Cartouche: flowered. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
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Prime meridian: London. Relief: no. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 137122.
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