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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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Spherical Chart of the Sea of The Antilles, and of the Coast of Terra Firma, from the Island of Trinidad to the Gulf of Honduras
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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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Three harbor submaps. Submaps: The Mouth of Nassau River; The Mouth of St Mary's River; Plan of the Harbour of St. Augustin.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: 399.
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Submaps of harbors, tables, remarks. This is an earlier edition of RLIN record NYPGR45193985-M. MS notes: 159-160 Submaps: Plan of the Entrance and Harbour of St. Augustin; Plan of the Mouth of the Nassau River; Plan of the Inlet of the St. Mary's River;Plan of the Harbour of Port Royal; Plan of the Bar and Harbour of Charleston; Chart of New York Harbour. Tables of sailing directions. Remarks on Lighthouses.. "Respectfully Inscribed To the Honourable Thomas Jefferson, Vice President of the United States of North America By his most obedient humble Servants, Rt. Laurie & J. Whittle. Fleet Street 1800." "MS note in red: Note. This Chart is accompanied by the Book entitled "Laurie and Whittle's New Sailing Directions for the Coasts and Harbours of North America. An Inproved Edition. 1809." Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: 537.
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Shows tracks and soundings of HMS Diomede and Leda for Second edition, and HMS Woolwich for Third Edition information. Vignettes: View of the coast between Point of la Sierra & that of la Ballena/ the Whale: view of the Island of Lobos/ Sea Wolf Island. Submaps: Plan of the Harbour of Maldanado, On the North Shore of River La Plata, at its mouth, Surveyed in 1789: Plan of the Harbour of Montivedeo, on the North Shore of the River La Plata, Surveyed in the Year 1789.. Prime meridian: GM, Cadiz. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: VignettesSub-maps. Verso Text: MS notes: 637 23.
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"Surveyed by Order of Commodore Palliser, Governor of Newfoundland, Labrador, &c. &c. by James Cook, Surveyor." Kashnor notes, "A scarce issue of Cook's famous chart." James Cook, later Captain James Cook, held the position of surveyor under Newfoundland's Governor Palliser between 1763 and 1767. See also 093:256. Submaps: Plan of Hawkes Harbour, Port Saunders and Keppel Harbour. Plan of York and Lark Harbours, in the Bay of Islands. Five views from ships anchored offshore.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: 554.
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Note that date on map has been inked over and that this is a second edition, probably later. Contains submaps. Kershaw notes this as third state, supplies appeared in information. Submaps: Plan of River St. John; Plan of Port Roseway Harbour; Plan of the Entrance of Harbour of River of St. John. Views: Lighthouse Island; Chebucto Head; Cape Spry.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: VignettesSub-maps. References: Kershaw 806; L C Phillips 1236, 4476. Verso Text: MS note: 612.
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"Surveyed by Order of Commodore Shuldham, Governor of Newfoundland, Labradore, &c. by Mich. Lane, 1772.""Engraved by Faden & Jefferys Geographer to the King. Published by permission of the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty." Includes submap surveyed by James Cook. Submaps: Burin Harbours; Harbour of Placentia Surveyed by James Cook; View: Section of the Channel going into the Harbour.. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Plane. Watermark: W. Turner. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-mapsVignettes. Verso Text: MS note: 550.
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