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

Description: 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.
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Date: ca. 1796
Call number: 105:267 S
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A New Map of North America, agreeable to the Latest Discoveries

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Kashnor notes, "Shows the Pacific Coast as it was known immediately before Vancouver's discoveries. It is a good map of the North West and Alaska." See also 105:267M for an apparent later version. Ms note: 266 (on backing). Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Conic. Watermark: 1794 Whatman. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 266.

105:266 S

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A New Map of North America from the Latest Discoveries. 1763

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Kashnor notes, "A good map of the far west to the Lake of the Woods, and locating Fort St. Charles and Fort St. Pierre. Shows the old boundaries of Carolina, Virginia, and New England reaching beyond the Mississippi." MS note: 524 (on backing). Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving.

105:524 S

New Map of the British Empire in North America, Drawn from the latest Authorities

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Kashnor notes, "Showing the coast south to Florida, and the territories north-west of Lake of the Woods and Louisiana. A scarce map issued during the Revolution." On distinctive blue-gray paper often used by Kitchin. Millar's Geography was rushed to print in 1775 at start of American Revolution. Tip of Florida shown in submap. Cartouche shows natives bowing to Britannia.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-mapsCartouche. References: McCorkel 782.10. Verso Text: MS note: 116.

105:116 S

A New Map of the United States of America, From the Latest Authorities by John Cary, Engraver. 1806

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Kashnor notes, "Shows valuable map of the Western Territory as far north as Lake of the Woods, including the Ohio, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin Territories of the present day." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 639.

105:639 M

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Kashnor notes, "Locates New Albion and Pt. Sir F. Drake, and shows a good coastline of Alaska." Kashnor dates as ca. 1786. Prime meridian: London. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Q?. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 49. R20..

105:049 S

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Kashnor notes, "Locates San Francisco, Monterey, Santa Barbara, and New Helvetia, shows the Oregon boundary, and east of the Rockies is called Missouri Territory." Nine scenes or vignettes around the outside of map image. Kashnor dates as ca. 1846. RLIN record suggests 1850 date. Nine hand colored figures and scenes by J. Marchant, engraved by J. Rogers: Cossacks, Esquimaux, Mount Hecla, Wapiti Deer, Beavers, North American Indians, Falls of Niagara, Ancient Mexican Monument and a Convoy of Diamonds. Elaborate Victorian border. MS note: 274 (on backing).. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Conic. Printing Process: Engraving. Other Features: Figures Art Work. Verso Text: MS note: 274.

105:274 S

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