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States of America, Drawn from the Best Authorities by J. Russell

Description: Kashnor notes, "Locates the Land Grants of Col. Simms, Donation Lands of Virginia, and the Ohio Company in Ohio, and the Illinois, New Jersey, and Wabash Companies in Illinois." "J. C. Russell sculpsit." This map is related to McCorkle 795.10 but with different appeared in information. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 648.
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Date: 1 September 1799
Call number: 105:648 M
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North America, Drawn from the Best Authorities by J. Russell

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Kashnor notes, "Shows a good coastline to the North-West as far as then known. Locates San Francisco, Puerto de Monterey, and St. Pedro. Shows a lake 'laid down according to Mr. Laurence who is said to have traveled through this country to California in 1790 and 1791." See also 105:277 for a later edition of this map. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: 1799. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 276.

105:276 M

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Map of the State of Kentucky; with the adjoining Territories. by J. Russell, 1794

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Kashnor notes, "Shows part of Ohio and Illinois Country, with the land grants of the Wabash and New Jersey Companies, General Clark's grant, and those of Colonel Simmes and the Ohio Company." Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 469.

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United States of America Southern Part

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Kashnor notes, "Shows also part of Western Territory, and locates Chilicothe in Ohio; also the territories of the Wabash, Illinois and New Jersey Land Companies. It is a very good map of the Carolina countries." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 542.

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North America, Drawn from the Best Authorities by J. Russell

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Kashnor notes, "In what is now Missouri appears a lake 'laid down according to Mr. Laurence who is said to have traveled through this country to California in 1790 and 1791.' This is no doubt the Great Salt Lake, much exaggerated in size." This is a reissue of the 1799 map, without apparent changes, see 1105:276. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 277.

105:277 M

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North America wherein are particularly distinguished the British Dominions, the United States, and the Adjacent Spanish Territories, by Thomas Kitchin, Hydrographer to His Majesty

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Kashnor notes, "Shows the country north-west to Lake of the Woods, including the territory of Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin as one long unnamed part. Locates the Ajuoues (Iowas). Kansez, and Osages in the country beyond the Mississippi." Submap: Supplement for Florida and the Bahama Islands.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leages. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. References: McCorkle 794.11. Verso Text: MS notes: 643 Kitchin N.America 1794.

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British Colonies in North America Drawn from the best Authorities by J. Russell

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Kashnor notes, "Shows the country north-west to the mouth of the Mackenzie, with all the territory from Lake Winnipeg, showing the forts of the Hudson's Bay Company." Rocky Mountains are stated to be 3520 feet high. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Conic. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 494 36 57.

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