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Approaches to New York from the United States Chart, published in 1874

Description: Vignettes: Chapel Hill Beacon; Conover Beacon; Old North Channel; Sandy Hook Light. Seal of Hydrographic Office.. "Engraved by Davies & Company 2491 (lower right) North America - East Coast. Price two & sixpence." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Engraving. Other Features: Vignettes. Verso Text: MS notes: 37 New York 189 21 New York Harbour 573.
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Date: June 1894
Call number: 105:573 M
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New and Correct Chart from Captain Holland's Surveys, of the North-American Coast for the Navigation between Halifax and Philadelphia

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Kashnor notes, "With inset charts of New York Harbour, Boston Harbour, and plan of Halifax Harbour and small engravings of landmarks for bearings on entering New York Harbour at Sandy Hook. A very rare chart, dedicated to John Adams." Submaps of New York Harbour, Boston Harbour and Halifax Harbour. Coastal views of Bond Hollow, Mount Pleasant, Banabeag Hills, Cape Ann, Block Island, Mt. Desert Land, Chebucto Head. MS note: 158. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS notes: 274 4 sheets..

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A New and Accurate Chart (from Captain Holland's Surveys) of the North American Coast, for the Navigation between Cape Cod in New England, and the Havanna in the Gulf of Florida

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Submaps of harbors, tables, remarks. This is an earlier edition of RLIN record NYPGR45193985-M. MS notes: 159-160 Submaps: Plan of the Entrance and Harbour of St. Augustin; Plan of the Mouth of the Nassau River; Plan of the Inlet of the St. Mary's River;Plan of the Harbour of Port Royal; Plan of the Bar and Harbour of Charleston; Chart of New York Harbour. Tables of sailing directions. Remarks on Lighthouses.. "Respectfully Inscribed To the Honourable Thomas Jefferson, Vice President of the United States of North America By his most obedient humble Servants, Rt. Laurie & J. Whittle. Fleet Street 1800." "MS note in red: Note. This Chart is accompanied by the Book entitled "Laurie and Whittle's New Sailing Directions for the Coasts and Harbours of North America. An Inproved Edition. 1809." Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: 537.

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Provinces of New York, and New Jersey; with part of Pensilvania, and the Province of Quebec

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Three submaps. Appeared in informaqtion from RLIN record. Cartouche: River Scene. Submaps: Chart of the mouth of Hudson's River, from Sandy Hook to New York; Plan of Amboy, With its Environs, from an actual survey; Plan of the City of New York.. " Drawn by Major Holland, Surveyor General, of the Northern District in America. Corrected and improved from the Original Material, by Govern. Poiwnell, Member of Parliament 1776." Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: 592.

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New Chart of the World on Mercator's Projection: exhibiting The Tracks & Discoveries of the most Eminent Navigators, to the Present Period

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Kashnor notes,"A very fine map of the North-West Coast of America, showing the tracks of Cook, Vancouver, and La Perouse, from California to Alaska." This map is an apparent duplicate of 093:189 dated ten years later. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 260 3.

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Blachford's New Chart of the Atlantic or Western Ocean, Drawn from the latest Authorities. 1816, New Edltion Engraved by S. Stockley

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Includes five views of capes and lighthouses. Vignettes: Mount Pleasant, half way between the Cedars on the Hook, an the Light House. (in New York Har.); Appearance of Light House Island S.W. by S. 1 mile distant; Appearance of Cape Ann, Pigeon Hill, bearing South, about 3 leagues distant; Appearance of Curazao When the Table lies W.N.W. from you, being about 1 league Eastward of Little Curazao; unnamed rocks.. Prime meridian: [London]. Relief: no. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Engraving. Other Features: Vignettes. Verso Text: MS note: 475.

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A New Chart of the Coast of North America from Port Royal Entrance to Matanza Inlet Exhibiting the Coast of Georgia &c. by Captain N. Holland

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Three harbor submaps. Submaps: The Mouth of Nassau River; The Mouth of St Mary's River; Plan of the Harbour of St. Augustin.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: 399.

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Approaches to New York from the United States Chart, published in 1874

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