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Hemisphere Septentrional pour voir plus distinctement Les Terres Artiques

Description: Kashnor notes, "This is probably the earliest map to define the Gulf of California, which is shown with continuous coastline, and locates the Colorado. The highest point reached on the North-West is Cape Blanco." Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Polar. Watermark: Chained Maltese cross lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: Cat. 93 171.
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Date: July 1714
Call number: 093:171 M
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Hemisphere Septentrional pour voir plus distinctement Les Terres Arctiques

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Kashnor notes, "This is one of the earliest maps to define the Gulf of California, which is shown with continuous coastline, and locates the Colorado. The highest point reached on the North-West is Cape Blanco." This is a later copy of L'Isle's 1714 map, see 105:230M, 105:321M. Kashnor dates as ca. 1730. MS note: c.1730. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Conic. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 232.

105:232 M

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Hemisphere Septentrional pour voir plus distinctement Les Terres Arctiques

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Kashnor notes, "Shows California as a peninsula, and locates Port St. Francois and the coast to Cape Blanco. Delisle appears to be the earliest map maker to show California with a definite coastline." See also 105:231M. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Conic. Watermark: Chained Maltese cross lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: Delisle Hemisphere Septentrional.

105:230 M

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Hemisphere Septentrional pour voir plus distinctement Les Terres Arctiques

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Kashnor notes, "Shows California as a peninsula." This is a later copy of L'Isle's 1714 map, see 105:230M. Kashnor dates as ca. 1720. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Conic. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 105-231.

105:231 M

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Nouveau (Le) Continent, ou l'Amerique divisée en Septentrionale ey Meridionale, ou l'on trouve, lers Climats, les Meridiens, les differentes Possessions, les Peuples Naturels Libres, les differentes Religions, et les differentes Langues

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Kashnor notes, "Shows the Californian coast to Cape Blanco, locating Pto. S. Francois Drack, Monterey, &c.; also Santa in New Mexico." Table of European possessions, divisions by language, religion, etc.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Chained Maltese cross lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 283/105.

105:283 M

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L'Amerique Meridionale Dressée sur les Observations de Mrs. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences & quelques autres, & sur les Memoires les plus recens Par G. de l'Isle Geographe

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Famous de l'Isle map with South America curving west. See 093:631 for Sanson's copy of this map. Cartouche: Figures & scrolling.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Chained maltese cross. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS notes: 610 29.

093:610 M

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Hemisphere Occidental, dresée en 1720 pouir l'usage particular du Roy

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Kashnor notes, "The Gulf of California is shown with a definite coast-line, the outlet of the Colorado. One of the earliest maps to show this. The North-West coast terminates at Cape Blanc. The track of Mendana, Quiros, Tasman and the great voyagers are shown." See also 105:229 for later copy. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Steriographic. Watermark: Chained Maltese cross lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 170.

093:170 M

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