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Sketch of Cape Breton Missionary Proceedings, From August 1833 to April 1835
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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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75957
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Manuscripts
This journal contain accounts from New England to Cape Breton and also during the siege of Louisbourg in 1745.
mssHM 609
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Kashnor notes, " A long chart with sailing directions, very rare." Text with sailing directions.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, statute & nautical. Projection: Cylindrical. Watermark: Crowned fleur-di-lis. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 117.
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Kashnor notes, "Only a few copies are known. The capture of Louisburg by Colonial forces was not a popular victory in England, mainly because it was the only real action of military value to the credit of the nation. The Colonials had eclipsed the trained forces of the Mother Country." "Drawn by I. Bellin Engineer." "T. Kitchin Sculp." MS note: 151. Relief: pictorial & hachures. Graphic Scale: Fathoms. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Crowned fleur-di-lis VI. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 606.
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Kashnor notes, "A very good copy of a very rare map. The map of Boston may have been taken from the Bonner Map of 1722, but it is probable that Southack made a new survey. It is the third printed plan of Boston." Kashnor dates as ca. 1740. McCorkle identifies this as a later edition of the 1735 original map. Submaps: Town of Boston in New England; Chart of the Atlantic Ocean showing the situation of Nova Scotia with respect to the British Isles.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Mercator. Watermark: Fleur-di-lis. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. References: McCorkle 735.1. Verso Text: MS notes: 532 East end of Georges Bank from Cape St. Mary to SSW distance 115 miles..
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