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    Kashnor notes, "A rare chart of what now is called Callibogue Sound. It was taken from the rare English chart, and issued for the use of French navigators during the Revolution." Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Milles. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Chained Maltese cross lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 83 2+.

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    Kashnor notes, "Issued for the use of French navigators during the Revolution. It is a rare chart, taken from an English chart, showing the location of plantations." This map is a direct copy of Jacob Blamey's map, 105:094. Appeared in per RLIN record. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Chained Maltese cross lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 101.

    105:101 M

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    Kashnor notes, "Copied from Jefferys' fine chart, the best chart of the time for navigators to Florida and the Mississippi. This was issued for the use of French allies during the Revolution." Appeared in reference from RLIN record. Compass rose. Ships on two routes.. Prime meridian: London, Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Mercator. Watermark: Chained Maltese cross lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Art Work. Verso Text: MS notes: 28 29 98.

    105:098 M

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    New and Accurate Chart of the Bay of Chesapeake

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    Kashnor notes, "A rare chart issued for the use of commanders of war-ships and transports during the American Revolution. Engraved on available blank spaces are minute instructions as to sailing into various harbours and the Chesapeake appears to have been of vital importance, for there is no doubt that copies were used during operations around Philadelphia." Submap of Herring Bay in Maryland. [Kashnor's description from 093:441, another copy, probably printed later.] Kashnor states circa. 1770. Submap: Plan of Herring Bay,in Maryland.. "with all the Shoals, Channels, Islands, Entrances, Soundings, and Sailing Marks, as far as the Navigable Part of the Rivers Patowmack, Patapsco and North-East. Drawn from Several Draughts made by the most Experienced Navigators, Chiefly from those of Anthony Smith Pilot of St. Marys; and compared with the Modern Surveys of Virginia and Maryland." Prime meridian: London. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Crowned fleur-di-lis over IVC VI . Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 814 5 6.

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  • Tobago Dressé sur des Arpentages nouveaux Par Jefferys en 1776. Traduit de l'Anglois A. Paris Par le Rouge Ingineur Geographe de Roi, Rue des grands Augustins. avec Privileged du Roi 1779

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    Submaps: Topographie, de la Grands et petite Baye de Courland; Man of War Baye.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Watermark: Chained maltese cross lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: 837.

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  • Baye de la Delaware Aved les Ports, Sondes, Dangers, Bancs. &c. depuis les Caps Jusqu'a Philadelphie

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    Kashnor notes, "A scarce chart issued for the use of the commanders of French ships-of-war and transports during the Revolution." Details sailing directions to port of Philadelphia. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles, English, leagues, marine. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Chained Maltese cross lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving.

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