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Bowles's New One-Sheet Map of the World

Description: Kashnor notes, "A good map of the North-West Coast to Alaska." Cartouche: Old and new year depicted. Artwork: Vignettes of four continents, compass rose. "laid down from the latest observations and comprehending the New Discoveries to the present Time, particularly those lately made in the Southern Seas. By Byron, Wallis, Cook, Bouganville, and others." Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: no. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheArt Work. Verso Text: MS notes: 7 150215.
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Date: 15 May 1796
Call number: 150215
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A New and Accurate Map of the Known World

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Kashnor notes, "Represents New Guinea as a peninsula, and marks "Holy Ghost Land," i.e. part of the north-eastern extremity of Australia." [In the western hemisphere it is called Tierra de Espirita Sancto.] Kashnor dates as ca. 1720. Cartouche: leaves & pediments Vignettes: Four continents depicted as seated female figures. Depiction of world without water, lower margin.. "Drawn from the latest & most Authentic Surveys assisted by the best & most approved Modern Maps Charts &c. Wherein all the late Discoveries & Improvemts. are carefully Delineated. The whole being Regulated by Astron. Observations by Eman. Bowen." Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheVignettesFigures . Verso Text: MS note: 982.

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Il Mappamondo o sia Descrizione Generale del Globo

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Badly colored exterior. Note width of New Zealand. Shows first track of Cook, track of Bougainvillea. Cartouche: flowered compass. Figures: Four continents represented. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Watermark: Single crescent. Printing Process: Copper engraving.

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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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New Map of the World, with Captain Cook's Traacks, His Discoveries and Those of the Other Circumnavigators

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Kashnor notes, "Shows all the west coast and locates the Oregon River,Vancouver's discoveries, and it is one of the earliest English maps to locate Great Salt Lake under the name of Nadonessis." Decorative surround.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 560.

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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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Map of the World

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Kashnor notes, "Shows a good coastline to the North-West and Alaska, locating New Albion, Nootka Sound, River of the West, and shows Cook's track to Icy Cape." Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving.

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