Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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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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Five submaps. Cartouche: Elaborate lettering. Submaps: Entrance of the River Orinoco by James Ambrose 1819; Entrances to Demerary, &c.,Essequebo; Entrance to Berbice River from the latest authorities; Entrance to River Surinam from the latest authorities; Entrance to Cayenne.. "J. Stephenson Engraver." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Leagues, miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-mapsCartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 919 30.
105:919 M
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Kashnor notes, " with inset plan of the River St. Lawrence from Green Island to Quebec on a large scale, by Rt. Blachford, charts of Gaspee Bay, Quebec Basin, Seven Sisters Bay &c. and views of land falls." Contains detailed sailing directions suggested by Capt. Kirby. Cartouche with hunter, birds, ship. Submaps: Continuation of the River from Quebec to Montreal; Quebec Bason; A Particular Plan of the River St. Laurence, From Green Island to Quebec, on a large Scale, by Rt. Blachford. 1811; Gaspee Bay; Havre St. Nicholas; Bay of Seven Islands; Parokeet Islands and Mingan Island; Mingan Town. Vignettes: View of Belle Chase Windmill; Cape Goose; Three Mountains; Cape l'Original; Cape Gaspee; view of land between Island Bonaventura and Cape Roziers; view of the land between Cape de Monts Pelles and Point de Manicouagan; Egg Island.. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheSub-mapsVignettes. Verso Text: MS note: 353.
093:353 M
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A large navigational chart with both rhumb and grid lines. Several submaps. Submaps of Barrington & Shelburne Harbours, St. Andrew's Harbour. Port of Liverpool, Plan of Cape Canso, Halifax Harbour, (Nova Scotia), St. John's Harbour(Newfoundland), St. John's Harbour(New Brunswick), River St. Lawrence from the English Bank to Quebec, Enlarged view Quebec City, River above Quebec City. List of Lighthouses in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Views of Cape Chat, Mt. Camel, Funk Island, Young Harry Rock, Cape Bonavista. MS 2 upper right.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-mapsVignettes. Verso Text: MS note: 275.
093:275 M
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Possible duplicate of 105:854. Submaps: Entrance to the River Orinoco [with sailing directions];Map of the Orinoco River; Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego; Port of Angostura or St. Thome.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS notes: 617 South America & section note..
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Kashnor notes, " A very rare map of the principle action of the Old French War." Two submaps, one eight days after the action shown on main map. RLIN copy is a smaller copy, may be later, dated as 1760. See also 093:325AM, another copy. See also 093:326M which corresponds to the RLIN copy. See also 105:674. Submaps: (1) Part of the Upper River of St. Layrence. (2) A View of the Action gainhed by the English Sepr. 13. 1759. near Quebec. Brought from hence by an Officer of Distinction. MS note: 325 (on backing).. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Crowned device VI. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: 325 (on backing). On map: Siege of Quebec Sept 13 1759..
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Shows tracks and soundings of HMS Diomede and Leda for Second edition, and HMS Woolwich for Third Edition information. Vignettes: View of the coast between Point of la Sierra & that of la Ballena/ the Whale: view of the Island of Lobos/ Sea Wolf Island. Submaps: Plan of the Harbour of Maldanado, On the North Shore of River La Plata, at its mouth, Surveyed in 1789: Plan of the Harbour of Montivedeo, on the North Shore of the River La Plata, Surveyed in the Year 1789.. Prime meridian: GM, Cadiz. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: VignettesSub-maps. Verso Text: MS notes: 637 23.
093:637 M