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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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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the North-West coast as far as the supposed Strait of Anian, and locates New Albion and the Port Sir Francis Drake. The Longue River of La Hontan appears to follow the course of the Upper Missouri." Moll carefully points out mistakes made by Sanson by showing phantom coastlines and skewers Dutch mapmakers for copying maps without attribution. See 093:185 for earlier dated copy of this map. Kashnor dates as ca. 1720. Cartouche- mermen with flags. Submaps compare Ptolemaic system with Copernican, views of moon, sun and planets. Depiction of trade winds.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-mapsCartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 186.
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the North-West coast as far as the supposed Strait of Anian, and locates New Albion and the Port Sir Francis Drake. The Longue River of La Hontan appears to follow the course of the Upper Missouri." Moll carefully points out mistakes made by Sanson by showing phantom coastlines and skewers Dutch mapmakers for copying maps without attribution. See 093:185 and 093:186 for later copies. Cartouche- mermen with flags. Submaps compare Ptolemaic system with Copernican, views of moon, sun and planets. Depiction of trade winds.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-mapsCartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 258/105.
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View of Potosi, rant by Moll against French mapmakers. See 093:629 for another copy. Cartouche: Volcano's exploding, natives, coat of arms. Vignette: Potosi, with description of mining operations. Moll's tirade against DeLisle's map.. "To the Right Honorouble Charles, Earl of Sunderland, and Baron Spencer of Wormleighton, One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State; &ca." "B. Lens delim G. Vertue Sculp." Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheVignettes. Verso Text: MS note: 862.
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View of Potosi, rant by Moll against French mapmakers. See 105:862M for another copy. Cartouche: Volcano's exploding, natives, coat of arms. Vignette: Potosi, with description of mining operations. Moll's tirade against DeLisle's map.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheVignettes. Verso Text: MS note: 629.
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Kashnor notes,"Shows a good map of the Far West, according to knowledge at the time particularly of New Mexico. California is still an island and there is a river which is in the locality of the Columbia." Map includes famous fish drying vignette, and is known as the "Cod Fish" map. McLaughlin dates as 1719. Note this is probably an earlier state, missing John King from map sellers mentioned by McLaughlin. Cartouche: Indians & Eskimos, Moll armorial. Fish drying vignette. Submaps: St John's Harbour, Boston Harbour, New York Harbour, Charlestown Harbour, Port Royal Harbour, Havana Harbour, Pto. Bello Harbour, La Vera Cruz, Cartagena Harbour, Port of Acapulco. . Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheVignettesSub-maps. References: McLaughlin 192; Wagner 514; Wheat 105; Tooley 82; Leighly 145; Stevens No. 7; Goss 53 (plate).. Verso Text: MS notes: No. 7 G D 213.
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Kashnor notes, "Shows California north of Cape Blanco, and as an island, locating Port Sir Francis Drake and Monterey, also Santa Fe and Taos in New Mexico." Price copies H. Moll's submaps, see 093:185. Kashnor dates as ca. 1712. Cartouche - four continents represented. Four submaps, sun, moon, two solar systems. . Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere (centering on London). Watermark: Crowned fleur di lis. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheSub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: 187.
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