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Rare Books
Rare Books
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Reproduction. At head of title: "To His Excellency genl. Washington Commander-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States of America." A famous map centered on "The Field where the British laid down their Arms." From the original in the Map Collection, Sterling Memorial Library, Yale University. Reproduced by the Meriden Gravure Company, 1976. Explanatory cartouche. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Yards. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography.
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Kashnor notes, "A scarce and interesting map of the North-West Coast, showing the tracks of Cook and La Perouse up the coast of Alaska. Locates Fort Vancouver, and the Columbia River, Drake's Harbour and other towns on the California coast." Seven Compass Roses, variable latitude and longitude scales with explanation for use. Cartouche flanked by two mariners, possibly Cook and Vancouver.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues.. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheCompass Roses. Verso Text: MS. notes: Tanner Speenhandand; No. 8; John Othen, 1870; Fred Boyer, 3437529609165; 27; 210/56; 350/58.
093:008 M
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Kashnor notes, "The best issue of Aaron Arrowsmith's rare map. It is one of the masterpieces of American cartography. The information contained is most valuable, especially that which relates to the numbers and locations of the Indian Tribes of the Far West, Rupert's Land, and Oregon. It embodies the discoveries of Lewis and Clark as well as Vancouver, which makes the map the most important of the period, especially with regard to California, Oregon and the Rockies, in fact, it is impossible to state how valuable it is to the student of exploration of the Far West and Pacific Coast." See 105:235 for 1802 version. Prime meridian: London. Relief: hachures. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: III MS note: 105/441.
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