North America Drawn from the latest and best Authorities

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  The World with the Latest Discoveries. Drawn & Engraved by James Wallis

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  Kashnor notes, "Locates Drake's Bay and New Albion, Nootka Sound and Port Banks." Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 303.

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  New Map of the World, with Captain Cook's Tracks, his Discoveries and those of the other Circumnavigators

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  Kashnor notes, "Probably the last map issued before the discoveries of Vancouver and La Perouse. Locates New Albion, Drake's Harbor, Port Monterey, Dixon's Strait, Nootka and Fuca Entrance." See 105:271M for a later version (1812). Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 48.

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  Orbis vetus in ultrâque continente : juxtà mentem Sansonianam distinctus, nec non observationibus astronomicis redactus accurante / Robert de Vaugondy Geographo Regis ordinario

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  Kashnor notes, "The western coast of North America terminates at the Strait of Juan de Fuca. This is an early issue of Vaugondy's map with Boudet's imprint." Latin "Monitum" at bottom. Numerous Latin quotations and explanations on map. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: hachures. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Watermark: House-like device over R. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: Ms notes: 289 I.

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  New and Accurate Map of the World Drawn from the latest Observations

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  Kashnor notes, "This is the same as Map 38 [105:038M] Mappe Monde, with the names and notes in English. Shows the North-West Coast and the South Seas immediately before the discoveries of Cook on his first voyage, but showing the coast of Alaska as found by the Russians. This was copied from Palariet's map." See 105:039M for rework of this map by Robert de Vaugondy in 1783. Note this map is slightly smaller than 105:038M and lacks border of original map. Climate zones shown Eastern Hemisphere. Antipodes on Western Hemisphere.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 42 H5.

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  New Map of the World from the latest Observations, revis'd by J. Senex

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  Kashnor notes, "Shows the Strait of Anian and California as an Island, also New Holland, Van Diemen's Land, and part of New Zealand." Kashnor notes ca. 1719. Senex worked in London. Cartouche with angels and female figures. Two males below by armillary sphere. Four sub-maps, two on plane of Equator [polar views], two on the plane of London. one centered on London's antipode. Two depictions of climate zones.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheSub-mapsFigures . Verso Text: MS. notes: 93; 48; ~1719.

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  South America Drawn from the latest & best Authorities

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  MS note: 626. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving.

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