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New Chart of the World on Mercator's Projection: exhibiting The Tracks & Discoveries of the most Eminent Navigators, to the Present Period
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Kashnor notes,"Shows the coast to Icy Cape. Locates Port Vancouver, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Santa Barbara, Monterey and Salt Lake; also shows the tracks of Cook and Vancouver." See also 105:260, an earlier duplicate version of this map dated 1801. Ms note: 1811. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 189.
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North America
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Kashnor notes, "Shows a good coast line to the North-West from California to Alaska, with the supposed course of the Missouri after Lewis. British Columbia bear the name of New Norfolk, New Cornwall, New Hanover and New Georgia." Longitude is shown as "West of Greenwich" but marked east of 180th meridian, marked as 0°. MS notes: 874 Sue at L. Danish Settlement.. Prime meridian: GM (reversed). Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Conic. Printing Process: Engraving, etching. Verso Text: MS note: 204.
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Partie de l'Amérique Russe
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Kashnor notes: "a portion of the coastline only, slightly colored by hand, with full margins. Shows the coast from Sarytceff [Shishmaref] Island to Cook Glacier [Icy Cape], with the routes of Cook [1778-79] and Vassilieff [1820-21]." Kashnor dates at "c.1826." Map depicts Vassilieff as having sailed further north than Cook. Rosenthal identifies author as Vandermaelen. Manasek notes Brussels as publication location. Text block in French describes native peoples and viable crops. . Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial & hachures. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Text block. Verso Text: MS note: No.1.
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Chart of the Atlantic Ocean, with the British, French & Spanish Settlements in North America and the West Indies; as also on the Coast of Africa
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the old boundaries of Carolina and Virginia, with the coast from Hudson's Straits to the Amazon." Shows false "New Discovered Sea" east of Hudson's Bay. Latitude and longitude observations from several sources compared in tabular form. Kashnor dates as [1775]. Latitude and longitude tables.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 161.
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A New Map of North America, agreeable to the latest Discoveries
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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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[Chart of the Coast of Georgia, South and North Carolina]
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Kashnor notes, "with inset charts of Charlestown Harbor, Cape Fear River and St. Mary's Inlet; also views of the entrance to Charlestown Harbour, seen North and South of Sullivan's Island, a scarce chart." Submaps: St. Mary's Inlet; Charleston; Cape Fear River. Vignettes: Appearance of the entrance to St. Mary's River from the bar; Appearance of Cape Roman, bearing N.b.W. distance 4 leagues; Charleston Churches, appearing Northward of Sulivans Island, there will be 5-1/2 fathoms on the Rattlesnake, but do not come any nearer than 5 fathoms; Charleston Churches, appearing Southward of Sulivan's Island clears the Rattlesnake.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: no. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: VignettesSub-maps. Verso Text: Ms note: 363.
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