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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Kashnor notes, "An exceedingly rare map, shoWing the country West of the Mississippi, the boundaries of Virginia, North and South Carolina, reaching to that river. The inset map of the country locates Old Forts EdWard, William Henry, Frederic, St. John, and Chamilles to the St. LaWrence, and Albany, Schenectadi, Forts Hunter and OsWego to Lake Ontario." Kashnor dates as ca. 1764. Submaps and treaty articles. See 093:532 for another copy. "a NeWMap, Wherein the British Empire and its limits, according to the difinitive (sic) Treaty of Peace in 1763, are accurately described, and the Dominions possessed by the Spaniards, the French and other European States; the Whole compiled from the NeWSurveys and Authentic Memoirs that have hitherto appeared. " Cartouche With Natives. Submaps: Particular Map of Baffin and Hudson's Bay; Map of the Country betWeen Montreal, Albany and OsWego. Paper sale tag, June 7, 1927 With MS note: #669.. Prime meridian: London, Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, Leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheSub-mapsFigures .
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Kashnor notes, "Showing the settlements of the Caribbee Islands effected by the Treaty of 1783." Kashnor dates as ca. 1790. This may be a reduced size version of I. Prockter's 1762 map. MS note: 975 (on backing). Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
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Kashnor's notes do not match this map. This map is a later version of the Sayer & Bennett map of 1777, see 093:199M, also 093:218M for 1786 version. Insert map of Baffin's and Hudson's Bays. This map now shows Vancouver Island and corrects the River of the West, adding more exact information about the Pacific Northwest. The provisions of the 1763 Versailles treaty are removed, and instead the "Preliminaries of Peace signed at Versailles Jan 20,1783" are noted. Maine's border revised. See also 150262 (MBS 105:050). Cartouche w. alligator. Table delineating possessions of European nations now revised to include United States information Submap: The Supplement to North America containing the countries adjoining Baffins & Hudsons Bays.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: IV RG Crowned fleur di lis. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheSub-maps. Verso Text: MS notes: 28 29 199.
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This issue is identical to 18221 except that the imprint lower right has been changed from 1775 to "Publish'd as the Act directs, 15 June 1775." This issue found in the "American Atlas" of Sayer and Bennett of 1775. Note Sayer & Jefferys appear on the map, Sayer & Bennett on the Atlas. Pownall protested the use of this plate, Sayer & Bennett removed it from the 1776 Atlas. Submap: A sketch of the Remaining part of the Ohio R., &c. MS note: 18222. Prime meridian: London, Philadelphia. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: Stamped: XI. MS notes: Shelve with #18212 Evans, Lewis ; #18222.
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Submaps of Florida and the entire United States with proposed Railroad routes to the west coast. This map was resold by a London map dealer, see verso information. Attached to this map is a copy of "Seat of War in the Americas," see 105:368M for another copy. See 093:364, Accession no. 130475, for another copy on linen in folder. Submaps: Southern part of Florida; Colton's map of the United States showing the proposed Railroad Routes to the Pacific Ocean. Table: Census data by states for 1860. Attached map of the Seat of the War in America, see 105:368M. Leaf and grape border. Numerous ships along the coastlines.. Prime meridian: Washington. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Sub-mapsBorder. Verso Text: Map Title same as on map face, but printed in red. Label pasted over bottom portion: London: Bacon & Co., 48 Paternoster Row. [London agent for Colton] Advertisement for other Colton maps handled by Bacon & Co. also pasted to verso..
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