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Amerique divisée par Grands Etats Par le Sr. Janvier Géographe

Description: Kashnor notes, "Shows a good coastline of the North-West coast." Extends west to New Zealand on the south and imaginary islands of Rica de Plata and Rico de Oro on the north. Owhyhee located. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Castle?. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: L'Amerique Janvier 1783 202.
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Date: 1783
Call number: 105:202 S
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L'Amerique Meridionale divisée en ses principaux Etats par le Sr. Janvier Geographe

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Writing hidden in bottom of cartouche. Cartouche: Tree, plants, coins. MS note: 608 (on backing). Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Azimuthal. Watermark: O M plus other lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 608 (on backing).

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Kashnor notes, "Shows the imaginary 'Mer ou Baye de l'Ouest' north of California, with two entrances and several islands." Leaves. "par le Sr. Janvier Géographe. Avec Privilege du Roy, 1762." "LB Ch. fec. No. 31 (upper right)" Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Azimuthal. Watermark: Chained maltese cross. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS notes: Amerique generale 31 1 150214.

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Mappemonde Physique sur la Projection Réduite de Mercator, par A. H. Brué Geographe de S. A. R. Monsieur

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Kashnor notes, "Shows a good coastline of the North-West, locates the Columbia and the Lewis branch." "Gravée sous le direction de l'Auteur." "Atlas Universal Pl. 10" Prime meridian: Paris. Relief: hachures. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 709.

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Amérique ou Indes Occidentales, avec les Nouvelles Découvertes du Capite. Cook, depuis le Détroit de Behrings ou du Nord, dans l'Océan Pacifique du Nord et Sud

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Kashnor notes, "Delamarche succeeded Vaugondy as a geographer. The map shows the correct coastline of California, and north-west to Alaska. Locates San Francisco and Columbia River." Table of state divisions per earlier Robert de Vaugondy map 093:164M. Table listing political subdivisions, right side.. Prime meridian: Paris, Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 203.

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L'Amérique Septentrionale et Meridionale divisée en ses principales parties par les Srs. Sanson Géog. ordin. du Roy rectifiée suivant les nouvelles découvertes et assigettie aux observations astronomiques, par le Sr. Robert Geog. ord. du Roi. Avec Privilege 1749

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Kashnor notes, "In this the coast of California only extends as far as Cape Blanc, and New Albion, Monterey and Cape Mendocin are located." See 093:158 for a later version of this map. Two submaps. Note map on verso. Kashnor states published in Paris. Two submaps; Isle de la Martinique; Isle de S. Domingue. Also table listing the various subdivisions of the continents.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-mapsCartouche. Verso Text: MS notes: Havana map 164a. (pasted to verso).

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New and Accurat Map of the World Drawne according to the truest Descriptions latest Discoveries & best observations ty have been made by English or Strangers. 1651

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Kashnor notes, "Shows the North-West coast with California as an island, after which the coast extends of sixty degrees longitude, though still in the same latitude. It is curious that this coastline was placed in almost the same position by Robert de Vaugondy in 1778." This is Speed's famous world map of 1626, fourth state, from the 1676 edition. See Shirley 317 for complete discussion of this map and attributions. Elaborate allegorical figures, eclipse explanations, astronomical drawings, portraits of explorers.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: VignettesFigures Art Work. References: Shirley 317; Phillips c448.. Verso Text: Printed text: The general Description of the World.

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Amerique divisée par Grands Etats Par le Sr. Janvier Géographe

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