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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Kashnor notes, "Shows a good coastline to the North-West, and locates Port Sir Fran. Drake, Juan de Fuca Strait, Nootka Sound and other discoveries by Cook." Kashnor notes date as ca. 1780. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
105:014 M
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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.
105:161 M
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the coast of North America from Hudson's Straits, locating the states on the seaboard." Shows routes of US ship Insurgent, Route of Nelson in 1805 in addition to trade routes. Also shows nonexistant "New Sea" between Hudson's Bay and Straits. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: no. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 160.
105:160 M
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Kashnor notes, "Chart of the North Coast of North America, from Behring Strait to Davis Strait, shewing the discoveries made by Capt. McClure and other explorers, the route of the sledge party under Lieut. Cresswell, and the track of the Phoenix by which Lieut. Cresswell returned to England. In this expedition the North-West Passage was discovered." See also 105:022M for map printed one year earlier. Explanation of routes and explorers discoveries. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: 31.
105:031 M
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Kashnor notes, "With inset charts of New York Harbour, Boston Harbour, and plan of Halifax Harbour and small engravings of landmarks for bearings on entering New York Harbour at Sandy Hook. A very rare chart, dedicated to John Adams." Submaps of New York Harbour, Boston Harbour and Halifax Harbour. Coastal views of Bond Hollow, Mount Pleasant, Banabeag Hills, Cape Ann, Block Island, Mt. Desert Land, Chebucto Head. MS note: 158. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS notes: 274 4 sheets..
093:274 M
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Kashnor notes, "Indicates also the Russian discoveries on the N. E. Coast of Asia and the N. W. of America. In this chart Van Diemen's Land appears as a peninsula." see also 093:021. This map issued as a colored lithograph with slightly reduced size, explanation moved and references to color added. Original map was issued as separate at same time as official report of Cook's voyages. See 093:013,015,016 related maps. Shows tracks of Endeavor and Resolution on all three of Cook's voyages. W. Palmer sculp. note missing, Robert's first name does not appear in title. MS note: 78. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS. note: No 25.
105:025 M