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America Nova descriptio Impensis Anae Seile 1663

Description: Kashnor notes, "Shows California as an island, with the Straits of Annian, at which the coastline terminates stits northern extremity." McLaughlin identifies this as a copy of Henry Seile's 1652 map done by his widow Anne in 1663, with some changes. Note Cape Mendocino is shown below islands St. Clement & Catalina. Seile's map, in turn, is taken from Speed's 1626 map. Cartouche: folded. "Rob. Vaughan Sculp." Relief: pictorial. Projection: Azimuthal. Watermark: Device lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: McLaughlin 35; Wagner 368; Tooley 12; Leighley 24.. Verso Text: MS notes: Catr 105 195 (on backing) 139311.
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Date: 1663
Call number: 139311
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Americae Descriptio Nova Impensis / Henrici Seile Will Trevethen sculp

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Gift of Max Farrand, October 1937. Language of original map was Italian. Seal of The Pacific Geographical Society. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Lithography.

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Totius Americae Septentrionalis et Meridionalis : novissima repraesentatio quam ex singulis recentium geographorum tabulis collectam luci publicae accomodavit / Johannes Baptista Homann

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Kashnor notes, "Shows California as an island, with 'Fretum Anian' immediately at its northern extremity." Kashnor dates as ca. 1720. McLaughlin dates as 1710 and provides appeared in information. Also information that title cartouche is copied from DeFer's 1699 map and upper cartouche is copied from DeLisle's map of Canada of 1703. RLIN record dates as late as 1732. Two cartouches, colored. Prime meridian: Tenerife. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Azimuthal. Watermark: Elephant. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: McLaughlin 175; Phillips 539; Tooley 79 9Plate 57); Leighly 133; Portinaro (Plate CIX). Verso Text: MS note: 298.

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America : drawn from the latest and best observations ; describing all the European settlements, &c. / by R. Bennett Engraver

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Kashnor notes, "California appears as an island, with the Straits of Annian, at which the coastline terminates at its northern extremity." Kashnor dates as 177-. McLaughlin notes publication date as 1759, issued in Grand magazine of universal intellegence, Vol, 2, January 1759, and place as [London]. This map trimmed to neatline, loosing reference information regarding publication, "Engraved for the Grand Magazine. Printed for R. Griffiths in Paternoster Row 1759." MS note: 196 (on backing). Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Crowned Britannia seal Crowned initials. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: McLaughlin 239; Jolly 130.

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[Reproduction] Americae Descriptio Nova Impensis / Henrici Seile Will Trevethen sculp. 1652

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Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Lithography.

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Virginae item et Floridae : Americae provinciarum, nova descriptio

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Kashnor notes, "A scarce map, and one of the highly decorative type, richly colored. It is Gerhard Mercator's issue of Captain John Smith's map, published by Hondius." Kashnor dates as 1630, Rosenthal suggests [1606-1616]. Given pagination and language of verso, Burden dates at 1619 (entry 151). Editor and edition information taken from Van der Krogt (1:113). Two villages in cartouche; figures; indian canoe. Photocopy filed with map. "Civitatum Floridae imitatio; Civitatum Virginiae forma. [above two village views]" Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: Pages 371, 372, Dddddddd. Virginae et La Floride. French description.

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Novissima et accuratissima totius Americae descriptio / per N. Visscher

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Kashnor notes, "Shows California as an island, with the supposed Strait of Anian much to the north. In the interior of the South American continent is depicted a desperate battle between two troops of Indians, armed with bows and clubs, also an Indian town, and a native gentleman peacefully sleeping in a hammock. Dedicated to Cornelius Witsen, with armorial bearings and emblematic figures." McLaughlin dates as 1670 and places in Amsterdam, as appeared in information. RLIN record dates as 1680? Variant of RB 139317, originally 093:209. Cartouche with Indians. Dedication with angels. Prime meridian: Tenerife. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: McLaughlin 48; Phillips 507,508,3078; Wagner 378; Tooley 29 (Plate 41); Leighly 33 and 56 (Plate XI); Burden, map 332. Verso Text: MS note: 285.

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America Nova descriptio Impensis Anae Seile 1663

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