Pacific Ocean, by J. Arrowsmith

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  Pacific Ocean, by J. Arrowsmith

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  Kashnor notes, "Shows the North-West coast of Alaska, locating Port San Francisco, also with a second title of Port Sir Franc. Drake, Columbia River, with Fort Vancouver and Clatsop, also a map of Australasia and Polynesia." Vancouver Island labeled: Quadra & Vancouver's. Sandwich Islands [Hawaii] noted as: dis'c. by Mendana & named Isles de la Mesa. Map extends beyond neatline.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Engraving. Verso Text: MS. note: 58.

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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.

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

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  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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  New Chart of the World on Wright's or Mercator's Projection in which are Exhibited All the Parts Hitherto Explored or Discovered with the Tracks of the British Circumnavigators Byron, Wallis, Carteret and Cook, &c. and the track of la Pérouse in the Pacific Ocean

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  Kashnor notes, "The second issue of this chart, the first to show the tracks of Pérouse on the North-West Coast from California to Behring Strait." See 105:043 and 105:261 for this map as issued in 1794, 105:044 for another copy of this map. Minimum cartouche with compass rose on top. Published information moved to make room for reference to la Pérouse.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 262.

  105:262 M

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  A Chart of the South Seas by J. Seller, J. Colton, W. Fisher, J. Atkinson, & J. Thornton

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  Kashnor notes, "Shows the west coast from "Fretum Anian" to the Straits of Magellan, New Guinea, and the Pacific Islands as far as they were then discovered. A very valuable and rare map of the west coast, showing California as an island, and locating P. Sir Francis Drake, Monte Rey, R. S. Barbara, ans P. S. Diego." McLaughlin identifies this as State 2 of this map. Kashnor dates as ca. 1680. Original map issued 1675 per McLaughlin, in Atlas maritimus. Map trimmed to neatline so is missing engraver attribution. Map partially copied from Jansson's earlier map, 105:249M. Cartouche includes figures of Native American, Chinese and Europeans. Part of cartouche directly copied from Jansson's 1650 map, 105:249M.. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: McLaughlin 58; Phillips 487; Wagner 410; Tooley 39; Leighly 66.. Verso Text: MS note: 225.

  105:225 M

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  A New Chart of the World on Wright's or Mercator's Projection in which are Exhibited All the Parts Hitherto Explored or Discovered with the Tracks of the British Circumnavigators Byron, Wallis, Carteret and Cook, &c. and the track of la Pérouse in the Pacific Ocean

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  Kashnor notes, "A valuable map of the North-West Coast, showing the discoveries and tracks of La Perouse and Vancouver, 1793-95. It locates Drake's Harbour and Monterey in California, and the Columbia River is still called the Oregon." See 105:043 and 105:261 for this map as issued in 1794, 093:044 and 105:262 for an 1800 version. Minimum cartouche with compass rose on top. Published information moved to make room for reference to la Pérouse.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 263 3.

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