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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Kashnor notes, "An interesting map which does not give any of the Hudson's Bay Company forts, but locates the French fort below Nelson River, the post of St. Duluth built to intercept the Assinopels on their journey to the Bay, and the fort of St. Germain on the Albany River built for the same purpose. The Bay was then in French possession after Iberville's victories." McCorkle identifies cartographer as Nicholas Sanson and give appeared in information, notes seperate publication with date ca. 1695? Note inset map of Boston Harbor. Submap: Boston Harbor.. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. References: McCorkle 695.7, Cumming(1998)129* . Verso Text: MS note: 317.
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Kashnor notes, "An interesting map which does not give any of the Hudson's Bay Co. forts, but locates the French fort below Nelson River, the post of St. Duluth built to intercept the Assinopels on their journey to the Bay, and the fort of St. Germain built on Albany River for the same purpose. The Bay was then in French possession after Iberville's victories." Kashnor dates as ca. 1700. Submap of Boston Harbor.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Conic. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. References: McCorkle [695.7]. Verso Text: MS note: 229.
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the conflicting information regarding the west coast of the Bay. Port Nelson is located on the west side of a southern branch of Button's Bay, and lies in New Denmark, Button's Bay leads south to a sea which leads to the Strait of Anian. In the south of the bay are located East Maine, Duck's River, Peter's River, Rupert's River, Little Creek, and Westcott's River." Kashnor dates as ca. 1700. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 435.
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Kashnor notes, "Though bearing a French title and imprint, with all names of places in French, it is obviously an English map issued to show the French claims and the English boundaries as well as French encroachments." McCorkle confirms map as by Kitchin, first edition. See also 093:515M for another copy. Kashnor implies the map is by Jean Palarait, but McCorkle explains that map to be a later copy of the Kitchin map. "Ou trouvera dans le troisiéme volume de la Nouvelle Introduction à la Géographie Moderne, que l'Auteur de l'Atlas Méthodique vient de mettre au jour, la description des pais, des pueples & des colonies de ce continent." Cartouche: flowered.. Prime meridian: London, Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Crowned fleur-di-lis IV. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: McCorkle 755.22. Verso Text: Ms note: 622.
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Kashnor notes, " This locates the fort below Port Nelson, 'occupé par le compagnie qui s'est formée en Canada pour la Baye de Hudson' ; also the forts of St. Duluth, St. Germkain, &ce., intended to protect the French settlements and to prevent the trading passing through to Hudson's Bay." Kashnor dates as ca. 1696. RLIN record suggests 1692. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Watermark: linked PL. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 429.
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Kashnor notes: "An exceedingly rare map locating as far up the Hudson River as New Albanie; locates Fort Elsinborough on the Delaware, and takes in the coast from Cape Henry to Boston." McCorkle states this is a later state of Lea's 1680 map, which the British Library says is from 1686, similar to Kashnor's dating. Kashnor dates as ca. 1686. Atlantic Ocean is named "Sea of the English Empire." Submap: Entry to New York Harbor.. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Watermark: II. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. References: McCorkle 680.4. Verso Text: MS notes: 105/582.
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