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Carte Nouvelle de l'Amerique Angloise

Description: A colorful map showing the colonies limited east of the Appalachians. Pittsburgh is shown as Fort du Quesne in French territory. Appeared in Tobias Conrad Lotter's Atlas geographique, 1778. Cartouche: crowned with cost of arms. MS note: 111315. Prime meridian: [Ferro]. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Device with partial cross. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS note: Englisches Amerika.
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Date: [177-?]
Call number: 111315
Creator: Lotter, Matthäus Albrecht (1741-1810)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 63 x 53 cm
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Carte des Possessions Angloise & Francoises du Continent de l'Amerique Septentrionale 1755

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Carte de l'Amerique Septentrionale

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Paper watermark suggests publication date of 1782 or later. Sticker on old folder 984. Cartouche: Royal shield. "Prix. trente Sols. No. 56 (upper right)" "Depuis le 28 Degré de Latitude jusquau 72. Par M. Bellin Ingenieur de la Marine et du Depost des Plans, Censeur Royal, de l'Academie de Marine, et de la Societé Royale de Londres. MDCCLV." Prime meridian: Paris, Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues, Miles. Projection: Azimuthal. Watermark: FIN TAMI... 1782, Crowned bird. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 192568.

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Carte des Possessions Angloise & Francoises du Continent de l'Amerique Septentrionale 1755

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Kashnor notes, "Though bearing a French title and imprint, with all names of places in French, it is obviously an English map issued to show the French claims and the English boundaries as well as French encroachments." McCorkle confirms map as by Kitchin, first edition. See also 093:515M for another copy. Kashnor implies the map is by Jean Palarait, but McCorkle explains that map to be a later copy of the Kitchin map. "Ou trouvera dans le troisiéme volume de la Nouvelle Introduction à la Géographie Moderne, que l'Auteur de l'Atlas Méthodique vient de mettre au jour, la description des pais, des pueples & des colonies de ce continent." Cartouche: flowered.. Prime meridian: London, Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Crowned fleur-di-lis IV. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: McCorkle 755.22. Verso Text: Ms note: 622.

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Carte de l'Isle de Saint Domingue Dresée en 1722 por le l'usage du Roy Sur les memoires de Mr. Frezier Ingenieur de. S. M. el autres assujetis aux Observations Astronomiques. Par G. Delisle premier Geographe du Roy, de l'Academie Rle. des Sciences. A Paris Chex l'Auteur sur le Quay de l'Horloge

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See 093:781M for a later copy. Cartouche: Framed w. coat of arms.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Watermark: Chained Maltese cross device. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 780.

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Carte de l'Amerique Septentrionale et Méridionale, ou se trouvent les Decouvertes les plus nouvelles, et les trois Voyages de Cook. Par les Freres Lotter, à Augsburg

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Map was removed from a bound volume. Submaps: Isle de St. Dominique; Isle dela Martinique. Prime meridian: Paris. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Copper engraving.

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Carte de l'Amerique Septentrionale 1754

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Kashnor notes, "Shows the coast of California and the North-West to the supposed Strait of Anain." Kashnor states publication as Paris, dates as [1755] and attributes to [Jean Palariest]. See 093:167M for variant map. RLIN record identifies maker as Palairet, publication place as London, date as 1755. MS notes: Jean Palariat 1755. 13. (upper right). Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles (naut.), leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Crowned fluer-di-lis IV. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS notes: 217 .

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Carte Nouvelle de l'Amerique Angloise

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