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Route from approx. St. Genevieve, Missouri to the Gulf of Mexico. MS note: No 10. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Crowned fleur-di-lis RG. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 404.
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Kashnor notes, "This shows the boundaires of Louisiana according to the French claims which led to war. It is a good map of the Illinois country, locates Chicago, also of New Mexico, with the location of Santa Fe, Taos, and other towns." Kashnor dates ca. 1745, RLIN record suggests 1745. Cartouche: with Indian.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Fluer-di-lis V(?) A G. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: Wheat cv.1, no.122.
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Kashnor notes, "Showing the coast of America from the Straits of Bell Isle to Florida, with the West Indies and part of South America. Locates all the American Colonies. Issued for the use of mariners during the Revolution." Longitude from London at top, in hours and minutes from London on bottom. Palairet's Atlas from RLIN information. Two compass roses.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Mercator. Watermark: Crowned fluer-di-lis J. Whatman. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Art Work. Verso Text: MS notes: 62 35.
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Kashnor notes, "Similar to Faden's map of "The British Colonies in North America," with the addition of colored contours indicative of the British, Spanish, French and American frontiers." See 093:544, 093:545 for later copies. Cartouche of Caribbean traders.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Crowned fluer-di-lis VI. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS notes : 105 148.
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the old French settlement of Point Coupee. The map may have been issued with the idea of a descent upon the back settlements by the English forces during the Revolution. It locates Natches Cliff and ends with the fork of the Yazoo River, where stands the present day Vicksburg." Compass with 4°30' declination shown. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles, English statute. Projection: Plane. Watermark: J B J Bates. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 96.
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Kashnor notes, "A scarce map, showing the Missouri passing beyond the Rockies above the supposed source of the Rio Grande del Norte. Locates Santa Fe, and shows a good map of the Illinois country, locating Kaskaskia and Chicago." Prime meridian: Paris. Relief: pictorial. An interesting note ("Bemerkung") explains that the map is not large enough to follow the curve of the river, so the area through which there are no other geographical features ("Geographisches Verhaeltniß") have been condensed, for the Mississippi as well as other wide rivers. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Watermark: G I shield w. fleur-de-lis. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 553.
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