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Kashnor notes, "Shewing the American Coast from Hudson's Strait to C. Bahias in Patagonia, and the European and African Coast from the Faeroe Islands to Cape Town." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 168 Chart of the Atlantic Ocean..
105:168 M
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Kashnor notes, "Shows all the east coast of North America, locating the colonies, and all of South America." Two side letterpress panels describe the use of the chart and note it's derivation from Halley's 1700 chart. Prime meridian: London. Relief: no. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Etching. Verso Text: MS note: 165.
105:165 M
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Below neatline right: Neele, Sculp. 352 Strand. Thomson's Atlas published in Edinburgh. See map 105:016M for another copy, undated. Shows Cook's tracks 1778-1779; McKenzie's River. Minimal Compass Rose.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper plate. Other Features: Explorer Tracks. Verso Text: MS note: No. 14.
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"Chiefly [drawn] from those of Chabert, Cook and Fleurieu, Connected and Ascertained by Astronomical Observations." File contains photocopy of a portion of this map. Tracks voyages of Fleurieu, Chabert and Cook. Chart of Astronomical Observations on which this chart is grounded.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Mercator. Watermark: Crowned fleur-di-lis VI. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 548 S.
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Rare Books
See also 105:164 in Museum Book Store Collection. Kashnor notes, " showing the coast of North America from Newfoundland to Florida, locating the Colonies." Kashnor dates as c.1750. Sales slip with this map optimistically suggests c.1700. Folder from Anderson Gallery enclosed. This appears to be one of two sheets since 105:164 extends further to the east. Prime meridian: London. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 150600 D. Huckley in Aylis Street (sp.?).
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Kashnor notes, "Portlock's map of his discoveries upon the Alaskan coast. It is very scarce." A sea chart done in Mercator projection which distorts the scales at this latitude. Ships track. Mt. Elias sketch.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
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