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A New and Accurate Map of Terra Firma and the Caribbe Islands



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    An Accurate Map of the West Indies

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    Kashnor notes, "Includes Florida, Georgia, Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland. Also shows the coast of New Leon and present-day Texas." Kashnor dates as ca. 1767. RLIN record suggests 1747. Cartouche: Natives & Lion.. "Drawn from the best Authorities, assisted by the most approved Modern Maps and Charts, and regulated by Astronomical Observations. By Eman. Bowen." Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS note:943.

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    A New and Accurate Map of Peru, and the country of the Amazones

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    Kashnor notes, "Indicates Parima Lake and the famour city of El Dorado two degrees North of the Equator." Kashnor dates as ca. 1760. RLIN record suggests 1747 as publication data. Cartouche: Decorative shell.. "Drawn from the most authentick French Maps &c. and Regulated by Astronomical Observations. By Eman. Bowen." "No. 118 (lower left)" Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 933.

    105:933 M

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    A New and Accurate Map of Paraguay, Rio de la Plata, Tucumania Guaria &c

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    Kashnor notes, "Shows a note on the Jesuit settlement in Paraguay, said to contain about 300,000 families." Kashnor dates as ca. 1760. RLIN record suggests a date of 1747. Cartouche: Indians and traders.. "Laid down from the latest Improvements, and Regulated by Astronomical Observations, by Eman Bowen." "No. 127 (lower left)" Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 926.

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    A New and Accurate Map of the Islands of Newfoundland, Cape Briton, St. John and Anticosta; together with the neighboring Countries of Nova Scotia, Canada &c

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    "Drawn from the most approved Modern Maps and Charts, and Regulated by Astront. Observatns. by Eman Bowen." Variant of 093:262. Kashnor dates as ca. 1752. Kershaw identifies this as the first state of Bowen's map, published in 1747. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: Kershaw 693; LC Phillips 603. Verso Text: MS note: 561.

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    A New and Accurate Map of the Known World

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    Kashnor notes, "Represents New Guinea as a peninsula, and marks "Holy Ghost Land," i.e. part of the north-eastern extremity of Australia." [In the western hemisphere it is called Tierra de Espirita Sancto.] Kashnor dates as ca. 1720. Cartouche: leaves & pediments Vignettes: Four continents depicted as seated female figures. Depiction of world without water, lower margin.. "Drawn from the latest & most Authentic Surveys assisted by the best & most approved Modern Maps Charts &c. Wherein all the late Discoveries & Improvemts. are carefully Delineated. The whole being Regulated by Astron. Observations by Eman. Bowen." Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheVignettesFigures . Verso Text: MS note: 982.

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    Virginia, Maryland, Pennsilvania, East & West New Jarsey

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    Kashnor notes, "a valuable and rare chart." Kashnor dates as ca. 1685. RLIN record suggests date of 1689, gives appeared in information. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 825.

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