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North America, Drawn from the Best Authorities by J. Russell

Description: Kashnor notes, "Shows a good coastline to the North-West as far as then known. Locates San Francisco, Puerto de Monterey, and St. Pedro. Shows a lake 'laid down according to Mr. Laurence who is said to have traveled through this country to California in 1790 and 1791." See also 105:277 for a later edition of this map. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: 1799. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 276.
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Date: 7 April 1799,
Call number: 105:276 M
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North America, Drawn from the Best Authorities by J. Russell

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Kashnor notes, "In what is now Missouri appears a lake 'laid down according to Mr. Laurence who is said to have traveled through this country to California in 1790 and 1791.' This is no doubt the Great Salt Lake, much exaggerated in size." This is a reissue of the 1799 map, without apparent changes, see 1105:276. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 277.

105:277 M

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States of America, Drawn from the Best Authorities by J. Russell

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Kashnor notes, "Locates the Land Grants of Col. Simms, Donation Lands of Virginia, and the Ohio Company in Ohio, and the Illinois, New Jersey, and Wabash Companies in Illinois." "J. C. Russell sculpsit." This map is related to McCorkle 795.10 but with different appeared in information. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 648.

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British Colonies in North America Drawn from the best Authorities by J. Russell

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Kashnor notes, "Shows the country north-west to the mouth of the Mackenzie, with all the territory from Lake Winnipeg, showing the forts of the Hudson's Bay Company." Rocky Mountains are stated to be 3520 feet high. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Conic. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 494 36 57.

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New Map of North America from the Latest Authorities

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Kashnor notes, "In Baffin's Bay appears the following note: 'This bay is considered doubtful beyond Sanderson's Hope.' A very fine map showing the coastline to the North-West and Alaska, locating San Francisco, Monterey, and the old Spanish settlements of California. It is one of the earliest maps, published in England, that locates the Columbia River under that name." Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: Ms notes: H 45.

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North America Drawn from the latest and best Authorities

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Kashnor notes, "Gives an interesting view of the Western Territory, as then known, showing the supposed locations of the Indian nations, the 'Mountain of Bright Stones,'and the Mississippi as far as the 46th deg., with note, 'Thus far the Mississippi has been ascended.' Shows the Columbia as part of the River of the West, which flows from Pike's Lake." "T. Kitchin del." "Engraved by G.Terry." Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 712 L..

105:712 M

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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.

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