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North America, with the West Indies, wherein are Distinguished the United States, and All The Possessions Belonging to the European Powers; with the latest discoveries of the English and the Spaniards. By Samuel Dunn Mathematician



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    A New Map of North America, agreeable to the Latest Discoveries

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    Kashnor notes, "Shows the Pacific Coast as it was known immediately before Vancouver's discoveries. It is a good map of the North West and Alaska." See also 105:267M for an apparent later version. Ms note: 266 (on backing). Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Conic. Watermark: 1794 Whatman. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 266.

    105:266 S

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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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    A Chart of the World according to Mercator's Projection wherein are shown the Latest Discoveries By Samuel Dunn, Mathematician

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    Kashnor notes, "Shows the routes of Bougainville, Byron, and Bouvet. Shows a good coast line to California and the Northwest." See also map 093:062M and 093:190S for later versions of this map. Compass rose lower center. Ms note:1774. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Sea leagues 20 in a Degree. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Art Work. Verso Text: MS. note:226.

    105:226 M

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    A Chart of the World according to Mercator's Projection wherein are shown the Latest Discoveries By Samuel Dunn, Mathematician

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    Kashnor notes, "Indicates the routes of the principal explorers, and shows a peculiar gulf, marked "Frozen Sea," with "Great Land, Inhabited," north of Behring Strait." See also map 093:062M for a later (1789) version of this map. and 093:190S for later version. See also 105:226M. Compass rose lower center.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Sea leagues 20 in a Degree. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Art Work. Verso Text: MS. note:19, 2. Mercator's Chart of the World..

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    New Chart of the World on Mercator's Projection with the tracks & discoveries of the latest Circumnavigators &c. by Samuel Dunn, Mathematician

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    [See also 105-261 not duplicate per folder.] Kashnor notes, "Gives a particularly good coastline from California to Alaska." See 093:043M, 093:062M, 105: 019 for earlier versions of this map. Printed 2 top and bottom right corners, MS note: 2. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 190.

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    Map of the United States with the contiguous British and Spanish Possessions, Compiled from the latest & best authorities by John Melish

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    Kashnor notes, "One of the earliest maps to show all of the discoveries of Lewis & Clark. The boundary reaches nearly the 50th parallel, and bends upward to the southern branch of the Sasksatchaswan, and then follows the course of the Assiniboine. The map came into great prominence during the Oregon dispute in 1846." Submap: West Indies. Cartouche with eagle and shield. Statistical table of are and population.. Prime meridian: Washington. Relief: pictorial & hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Engraving. Other Features: CartoucheSub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: 93/559.

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