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Map of North America, Exhibiting the recent discoveries., Geographical & Nautical

Description: Kashnor notes, "A good map of California and the North-West, locating San Francisco, Hyerba Buena, Santa Barbara, Lake Yentaw, &c. Shows Oregon with boundary, but the coast, colored red as if British, south of the Columbia, and locates Clatsop, Forts Vancouver, Nezperces, Okanagan, and Colville." Kashnor dates ca. 1840, RLIN record dates as 1854, however state of information inland from San Francisco indicates earlier date as more probable. Also the 48th parallel border between Canada and the United States extending only to the Rocky Mountains. See also 105:240M. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 239.
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Date: ca. 1840
Call number: 105:239 M
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Map of North America, Exhibiting the recent discoveries., Geographical & Nautical

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Kashnor notes, "Shows the Oregon boundary according to the treaty. Shows almost a continuous coastline from Cape Barrow to the mouth of the Fish River, locating Dease and Simpson's discoveries." Kashnor dates [1846], RLIN record dates as 1854, however state of information inland from San Francisco indicates earlier date as more probable. The 48th parallel border between Canada and the United States has been extended by coloring, not a printed correction. This map seems identical to 105:239M except for this hand correction. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 240.

105:240 M

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Map of North America, Exhibiting the recent discoveries. Geographical & Nautical

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Kashnor notes, "Valuable for the North-West and California coastline. Shows Oregon as part of the United States, with boundary at Juan de Fuca Straits." Kashnor dates as [1852]. "By James Wyld, Geographer to Her Majesty." "48 (upper right)" "J. W. del. Stockley sc." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 704/105 148926.

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Map of America. London. Published by James Wyld, Geographer to Her Majesty. Charing Cross East. 1838

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Kashnor notes, "An important map,. showing the Oregon boundary reaching to the coast at the 49th parallel, and showing Russian-American possessions extending down the coast to Observation Inlet. Ther northern coast includes the dicsoceries of Franklin and Richardson, Dease and Simpson." Texas is shown extending north of Santa Fe. See 093:557 and 093:556 for later versions of this map. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 692 47.

105:692 M

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A New Map of North America, agreeable to the latest Discoveries

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Kashnor notes, "Shows New Albion, all the territory northward of the Missouri and Oregon as part of British Territory." This map appears to be a later edition of 105:266 by Wilkinson. It now shows Vancouver Island as Quadra and Vancouver's Island. New mountains appear in the west and the map extends further south. Kashnor dates as c. 1796. MS note: 267 (on Backing). Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Conic. Printing Process: Copper engraving.

105:267 S

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Chart exhibiting the New Discoveries in the North & South Pacific Ocean, also those on the North-west Coast of America

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Kashnor notes, "Shows a good coastline to the North-West, and locates Port Sir Fran. Drake, Juan de Fuca Strait, Nootka Sound and other discoveries by Cook." Kashnor notes date as ca. 1780. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving.

105:014 M

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Sketch of the Recent Discoveries on the Northern Coast of America by Captain M. McClintock R.N. in Search of Sir John Franklin

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Kashnor dates as ca. 1861. Since this is a second edition that seems logical.Museum Book Store 105:057. Submap: Probable Route of the Franklin Expedition.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: Advertising label for "Wyld's New Maps.".

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