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A New Map of North America from the Latest Discoveries 1763
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This unatributed map has a MS note attached, "NB The map of North America intended for this Work is at present in the Engravers hands. This being provided to explain the plan of the travels." See 130450 for a revised copy of this map which includes Spilsbury's name. Cartouche: vined MS note: 130449. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Cylindrical. Watermark: Two crowned circular devices. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche.
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A New Map of North America from the Latest Discoveries
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"Engraved for the Continuation of Dr. Smollett's History of England." Smollett's Continuation of the Complete History of England was first published in 1760, then again in 1762, 1763, etc. Accompanying notes mentions three other copies of this map in the Huntington's possession. This may be the earliest copy of this map. Cartouche: flowered. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
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New Map of Nova Scotia, and Cape Breton Island with the adjacent parts of New England and Canada, Composed from a great number of actual Surveys; and other material Regulated by many new Astronomical Observations of the Longitude as well as Latitude; by Thomas Jefferys, Geographer to the King
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See map 093:269M for earlier edition. Note border change. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Conic. Watermark: Crowned fleur-di-lis VI. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 270 34.
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A New Map of North America, agreeable to the latest Discoveries
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Kashnor notes, "Shows New Albion, all the territory northward of the Missouri and Oregon as part of British Territory." This map appears to be a later edition of 105:266 by Wilkinson. It now shows Vancouver Island as Quadra and Vancouver's Island. New mountains appear in the west and the map extends further south. Kashnor dates as c. 1796. MS note: 267 (on Backing). Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Conic. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
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A New Map of North America from the Latest Discoveries. 1763
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Kashnor notes, "A good map of the far west to the Lake of the Woods, and locating Fort St. Charles and Fort St. Pierre. Shows the old boundaries of Carolina, Virginia, and New England reaching beyond the Mississippi." MS note: 524 (on backing). Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
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Map of North America by J. Palairet With considerable Alterations & Improvements from D'Anville, Mitchell & Bellin. by L. Delarochette
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Kashnor notes, "North of New Albion we have 'Opening discovered by Martin d'Aguilar in 1603,' forming the mouth of the 'River of the West.' Further north is 'Opening discovered by Juan de Fuca in 1592. In this opening is an Island With a High Mountain in the Form of a Pillar.' This map locates the Indian nations, and shows the chain of forest around the Great Lakes." Note this is a second state of map 105:237A. Table of European holdings. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues (inaccurate). Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Crowned fleur di lis IV. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche.
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