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New Chart of the Bahama Islands And the Windward Passage by John Thornton Hydrographer At the Signe of England, Scotland, and Ireland, in the Minories London
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Chart of the Caribe Ilands By John Thornton Hydrographer at the Signe of England, Scotland, and Ireland in the Minories London
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Kashnor dates as ca. 1680. MS note: 723 (on backing). Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Watermark: IH. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 723 (on backing).
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Chart of the Island of Hispaniola With the Windward passage from Jamaica between the East end of Cuba & the West end of Hispaniola
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Kashnor identifies the author as J. Thornton and dates as ca. 1680. MS note: 782 (on backing). Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 782 (on backing).
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Accurate map of South America; Drawn from the Sieur Robert, Geog. to the French King with Improvements
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Kashnor daters as ca. 1760. MS note: 607 (on backing) Cartouche: minimal flowered.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 607 (on backing).
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New Chart of the Coast of New England, Nova Scotia, New France, or Canada, with the Islands of Newfoundld. Cape Breton St. John's &c. Done from the original Publish'd in 1744. at Paris, by Monsr. N. Bellin, Engineer to the Marine Office
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Kashnor notes the cartouche contains a view of Louisburg on Cape Breton Island under attack. Several submaps. Later English copy of Bellin's map. Kashnor dates as ca. 1758. Kershaw suggests 1746 as publication date. McCorkle agrees. Submaps: Atlantic Ocean; Plan of the City and Port of Louisbourg [Cape Breton Island];Fort Dauphin; Quebec City. Cartouche with battle scene. MS note: 290 (on backing).. Prime meridian: London. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. References: Kershaw 692; McCorkle 746.1. Verso Text: MS note: 290 (on backing)..
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A New Chart of the Sea Coast of Newfoundland, new Scotland, new England, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsilvania, and part of Carolina
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Kashnor notes, "a very fine old chart." Kashnor dates as [1685]. Royal coat of arms.. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 335 (on backing).
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New Mapp of Magellan Straights Discovered by Capt. John Narbrough(Commander then of His Majestes Ship the Sweepstakes) as he sayled through the sade Stragihts. By John Thornton Hidrographer at the Platt in the Minories London
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Kashnor dates as ca. 1690. Note on map gives magnetic variation in 1670. Cartouche: Natives holding banner. Guard with Royal shield. Submap: Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheSub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: 674 (on backing).
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