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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, "This is one of the earliest maps to define the Gulf of California, which is shown with continuous coastline, and locates the Colorado. The highest point reached on the North-West is Cape Blanco." This is a later copy of L'Isle's 1714 map, see 105:230M, 105:321M. Kashnor dates as ca. 1730. MS note: c.1730. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Conic. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 232.
105:232 M
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Kashnor notes, "Shows California as a peninsula, and locates Port St. Francois and the coast to Cape Blanco. Delisle appears to be the earliest map maker to show California with a definite coastline." See also 105:231M. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Conic. Watermark: Chained Maltese cross lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: Delisle Hemisphere Septentrional.
105:230 M
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Kashnor notes, "This is probably the earliest map to define the Gulf of California, which is shown with continuous coastline, and locates the Colorado. The highest point reached on the North-West is Cape Blanco." Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Polar. Watermark: Chained Maltese cross lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: Cat. 93 171.
093:171 M
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Kashnor notes, "... An important and scarce map of Ksmtschatka and Russian America, with the tracks of the explorers." [contains also Swartz letter of 13 January, 1740 in French and Dutch] "Rectifier selon la Carte de Monsieur Jean Kyrilow, premier Secretaire du Consiel de l'Empire de Russie publier en l'Anne 1734 ou on trouve le Pais de Kamschatka, d'ou le Captaine Spanberg a fait voile, comme la copie de Lettre si jointe par le Resident Hollandois Monsieur Swatrz a St. Petersbourg en fait mention." Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Polar. Watermark: CS?. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 4th N23/93 148972.
148973
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Kashnor notes, "One of the earliest maps to show California with a continuous coastline, and showing the tracks of St. Antoine [1710], Mandana and Quir, Tasman, and other discoverers." This is a copy of L'Isle's 1700 map (093:180) with added border art, redone cartouche, the tip of South America corrected, the Solomon Islands moved. Kashnor dates as [1720] as does Shirley. This map shows corrections from 105:245 in Siberia, but the east coast of Korea is shown in the manner of the 1700 map. Name corrections in Africa on 105:245 do not appear. Compare with 105:244M dated 1720 with a less westerly trending California peninsula and Frisland no longer shown below Greenland. Route of the Mississippi and shape of Hudson's Bay follow the 1700 map, indicating this map may have been printed before the dated 105:244M copy and before the undated 105:245. Cartouche - figures representing four continents. Four submaps, arctic and antarctic polar views, one centered on Paris, another on Paris antipode. Merman and Mermaid with sailing vessels lower margin.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheSub-maps. References: Shirley 603 (mentioned). Verso Text: MS notes: 181.
093:181 M
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Short history of these islands lower right. Kashnor dates as ca. 1720. See 105:945M and 093:721M for earlier versions. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notyes: 105/471 146 Les Isles Antilles 76.
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