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Mappe-Monde ou Carte Generale de la Terre, Dresée Sur les Observations de Mrs. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences



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    Mappe-Monde Dresée sur les Observations de Mrs. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et quelques autres et sur les memoires les plus recens. A son Altesse Royale Monseigneur le Duc de Chartes

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    Kashnor notes, "Shows the Gulf of California only reaching as high as the Bona Guia, but without the definite termination; also shows New Holland and part of New Zealand, with the tracks of Mendana, Dampier, Olivier, Tasman, Pelsart, Magellan and le Maire." Shirley shows this as first edition, 1700, note slant of South America's tip to the west. See also 093:181, 105:244 and 105:245 for later editions. Cartouche - figures representing four continents. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Watermark: Chained Maltese cross. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: Shirley 603. Verso Text: MS notes: 180 3.

    093:180 M

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    Mappe Monde Carte Universelle de la Terre Dresée Sur les Nouvelles Observations de Mrs. de l'Académie Royale des Sciences

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    Kashnor notes, "Shows a good coast of the North-West, locating the Russian discoveries of 1744." Depicts rudimentary Mer de l'Ouest. Cartouche with ribbon border. Fallen warrior and signs of battle below map, armillary sphere.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Watermark: Undecipherable lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheVignettes. Verso Text: MS note: 36.

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    Mappe-Monde Dresée sur les Observations de Mrs. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et quelques autres et sur les memoires les plus recens. A son Altesse Royale Monseigneur le Duc de Chartes

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    Kashnor notes, "Shows the Gulf of California only reaching as high as the Bona Guia, but without the definite termination; also shows New Holland and part of New Zealand, with the tracks of Mendana, Dampier, Olivier, Tasman, Pelsart, Magellan and le Maire." This appears to be a later state of the 1700 map, see 093:180. The slant of South America has been corrected eastward, some new names appear on the west coast of Africa, and a new mountain range in Siberia. Image is lighter than 1700 original. See also 093:181, 105:244 and 105:245 for later editions. Cartouche - figures representing four continents. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Watermark: Chained Maltese cross. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: Shirley 603. Verso Text: MS notes: 245.

    105:245 M

  • Mappe-Monde Dresée sur les Observations de Mrs. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et quelques autres et sur les memoires les plus recens. Par M. de L'Isle

    Mappe-Monde Dresée sur les Observations de Mrs. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et quelques autres et sur les memoires les plus recens. Par M. de L'Isle

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    Kashnor notes, "One of the earliest maps to show California with a continuous coastline, and showing the tracks of St. Antoine [1710], Mandana and Quir, Tasman, and other discoverers." This is a copy of L'Isle's 1700 map (093:180) with added border art, redone cartouche, the tip of South America corrected, the Solomon Islands moved. Kashnor dates as [1720] as does Shirley. This map shows corrections from 105:245 in Siberia, but the east coast of Korea is shown in the manner of the 1700 map. Name corrections in Africa on 105:245 do not appear. Compare with 105:244M dated 1720 with a less westerly trending California peninsula and Frisland no longer shown below Greenland. Route of the Mississippi and shape of Hudson's Bay follow the 1700 map, indicating this map may have been printed before the dated 105:244M copy and before the undated 105:245. Cartouche - figures representing four continents. Four submaps, arctic and antarctic polar views, one centered on Paris, another on Paris antipode. Merman and Mermaid with sailing vessels lower margin.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheSub-maps. References: Shirley 603 (mentioned). Verso Text: MS notes: 181.

    093:181 M

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    Mappe-monde ou description generale du globe terrestre et aquatique : selon les nouvelles observations de Messrs. de l'Academie des Sciences, etc

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    Kashnor notes, "Shows California as an island, and inserts an imaginary coastline across the Pacific Ocean in a north-westerly direction from Cape Horn. At the top is a curious engraving representing the earth floating in space." Kashnor dates as 1714. Rosenthal dates as 1713 and gives appeared in information. Elaborate border of allegorical figures, animals . Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 248.

    105:248 M

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    Mappe-monde=Geo-Hydrographique, ou Description Generale du Globe Terrestre et Aquatique en Deux-Plans-Hemispheres. ou sont exactement remarquées en General Toutes les Parties de la Terre et de l'Eau, suivant les relationes les plus nouvelles

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    Kashnor notes, "Shows the Terre de Jesso almost touching California, the then existing idea of the passage between Asia and America. Locates the Terre de Quir, which though out of the longitude, resembles the Northern Coast of Australia. Shows also New Holland and the coast of New Zealand and Van Diemen's Land." Shirtley 550 says this map is the fourth plate of Sanson's original 1674 map and gives atlas source. Cartouches: elaborate upper and lower cartouches with mermen and sea creatures. "Par le Sr. Sanson Geographe Ordinaire du Roy 1691." "Presenté a Monsigneur le Dauphin, Par son tres-humble, tres-obeissant, et tres-fidele servuiteur, Hubert Jaillot." Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: Shirley 550, LC 524.. Verso Text: MS note: 148966.

    148966