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Map of British North America. Drawn by J. Arrowsmith

Description: Kashnor notes, "Privately printed for the Hudson's Bay Company and its officers. Indicates, by colour, the respective possessions of the Company and those of the British and Russian crowns; also the Company's stations outside of their chartered territory, and those of the Church Missionary Society." Map shows isothermal lines, relative area of Hudson's Bay Company's Chartered Territory (Ruperts Land) as 1,427,930 square miles, vs. France (207,252 sq. mi.) England and Wales (57,812 sq. mi.) and Russia (2,120,397 sq. mi.). Some thirty three properties outside the chartered territory are shown, some in the US. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Conic. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: 442.
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Date: 1863
Call number: 105:442 M
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the country north-west to the mouth of the Mackenzie, with all the territory from Lake Winnipeg, showing the forts of the Hudson's Bay Company." Rocky Mountains are stated to be 3520 feet high. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Conic. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 494 36 57.

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Kashnor notes, "Shows Hudson's Bay Territory, locating all the forts as far North-west as Slave Fort, west to McLeod's and Fork Fort on Peace River. Gives the north-west coast from San Francisco to Point Valdez in Alaska." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Conic. Watermark: J Whatman 1810. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 226.

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Map of the United States of North America Drawn from a number of Critical Researches By A. Arrowsmith, Hydrographer to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. No. 10 Soho Square

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Kashnor notes, "Takes in the territory to the Mississippi and part of Louisiana. It gives a good map of the Ohio territory and the Illinois country." see 105:628M and 105:629M for later versions of this map. Cartouche: Niagara Falls. . Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial & hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: IV V VI Vii MS note: Arrowsmith U.S.A. 627.

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British Possessions in North America

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Kashnor notes, "Locates Pine Fort and McDouall's House south-west of Lake Winnipeg; also the Hudson's Bay Forts to the Rockies." MS note: 495 (on backing). Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Conic. Printing Process: Engraving. Verso Text: Faint text bleeding..

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Map of the United States of North America Drawn from a number of Critical Researches By A. Arrowsmith, Hydrographer to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. No. 10 Soho Square

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Kashnor notes, "The finest map of the Western Territory at the time, and the detail regarding Ohio, Illinois, and Michigan Territory is of great value, and very accurate. Shows the old Indian boundaries of 1792, and the chain of forts from Fort Washington to Fort Wayne. Of all mapmakers Aaron Arrowsmith was the one who excelled as a geographer." See 105:627M for an earlier copy, 105:629M for a later version. Cartouche: Niagara Falls. . Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial & hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: IV V VI Vii MS note: Arrowsmith U.S.A. iv sheets 628.

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British North America : By permission dedicated to the Hon'ble Hudson's Bay Company containing the latest information which their documents furnish / By their obedient servant, J. Arrowsmith

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Facsimile of an John Arrowsmith map. Hudson's Bay Co. property (Rupert's Land) shown in light green. "London. Pub'd. 25 April 1854 by J. Arrowsmith, 10 Soho Square. 40." Ms note: 315585. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Conic. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Stamp of Historical Society of Calgary.

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Map of British North America. Drawn by J. Arrowsmith

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