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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 Californian coast to Cape Blanco, locating Pto. S. Francois Drack, Monterey, &c.; also Santa in New Mexico." Table of European possessions, divisions by language, religion, etc.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Chained Maltese cross lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 283/105.
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Kashnor notes, "In this the coast of California only extends as far as Cape Blanc, and New Albion, Monterey and Cape Mendocin are located." See 093:158 for a later version of this map. Two submaps. Note map on verso. Kashnor states published in Paris. Two submaps; Isle de la Martinique; Isle de S. Domingue. Also table listing the various subdivisions of the continents.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-mapsCartouche. Verso Text: MS notes: Havana map 164a. (pasted to verso).
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Kashnor notes, "Shows a good map of the Philippines and all that was known of Kamtschatka." Kashnor dates as ca. 1740. Cartouche: minimal decoration.. "Sont distingues les uns des autres Par le Sieur Sanson Geographe ordinaire du Roy Revue et changée en plusieurs endroits sur les Memoires les pluis recents et essujetie aux Observations astronomiques Par le Sr. Robert Geog. ord. du Roy." Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 737.
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Kashnor notes, "Shows California with the Gulf only extending a short distance North of the Gila. Locates New Albion, P. de Drak, and Sierra Nevada." Kashnor dates as ca. 1755, notes Cologne as place of publication. RLIN record suggests date as 1772. MS note: 7 top center, other penciled notes. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, various. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 153 c1755.
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Kashnor notes, "This shows the boundary of the United States to the Mississippi, stretching northwest to the Lake of the Woods, with the boundary of Louisiana. Citizen Delamarche evidently came into possession of the old plate, for the discoveries of Cook are not shown on the west coast, and the old Indian village of Aiouez (Iowa) is still on a tributary of the Missouri." Kashnor dates as ca. 1792. Submap of Hudson's and Baffin Bay areas.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: 414.
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Kashnor notes, "Shows California as an island, locating Pto. Francisco Draco, Santa Barbara and San Diego. The Terre de Jesso almost touches California, which shows the prevailing idea that Asia and America were only separated by a narrow strait." This is a reissue of the 1674 map, see McLaughlin 55. Kashnor dates as [1696]. Date has been removed. This map duplicates 093:161. Title cartouche, scale decoration.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: McLaughlin 55; Wagner 409b; Wheat 58; Tooley 37 (Plate 44) and 38; Leighly 64; Jaillot I, Aa(5). Verso Text: MS note: 162.
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