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A later copy of Thornton's map. Three maps on one sheet. Kashnor dates as ca. 1730. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 780.
105:780
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Kashnor notes, "Contains one of the rarest maps of Bermuda." Kashnor dates as ca. 1685. Eight maps on one sheet. See 105:190 for later revised version. Eight maps on one sheet.. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Plane. Watermark: H. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: 192.
105:192 M
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Kashnor notes, "A rare first issue of Thornton's map. Locates the old plantations, and in many cases, with the owner's names." Three maps on one sheet. Kashnor dates as ca. 1680. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 778 Thornton St Christophers Il..
105:779
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Kashnor notes, "a scarce map. five maps on one sheet." Map title is both Latin and German, place names on maps in English. Kashnor dates as c. 1750, publication in Nuremberg. See 105:182M for another state of this map, possibly earlier. RLIN record dates as 1759. Five submaps: St. Kitts, Antigua, Bermuda, Barbados, Jamaica. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Milliaria. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Shield or device. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 950.
105:950 M
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RLIN reference gives author, place of production, and notes this map is from Universal Magazine, v. 66, June 1780. Kashnor dates as circa 1780. MS note: 113 (on backing). Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Mercator. Watermark: Seal. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
105:113 S
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Kashnor dates [circa 1714]. RLIN record suggests publication date as 1747. Cartouche: leaves.. "Drawn from the most approved Modern Maps & Charts, & adjusted by Astron. Observatns. By Eman. Bowen." Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Conic. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 959.
105:959 M