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Map of North America, Exhibiting the recent discoveries. Geographical & Nautical
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Map of North America, Exhibiting the recent discoveries., Geographical & Nautical
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the Oregon boundary according to the treaty. Shows almost a continuous coastline from Cape Barrow to the mouth of the Fish River, locating Dease and Simpson's discoveries." Kashnor dates [1846], RLIN record dates as 1854, however state of information inland from San Francisco indicates earlier date as more probable. The 48th parallel border between Canada and the United States has been extended by coloring, not a printed correction. This map seems identical to 105:239M except for this hand correction. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 240.
105:240 M
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Map of North America, Exhibiting the recent discoveries., Geographical & Nautical
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Kashnor notes, "A good map of California and the North-West, locating San Francisco, Hyerba Buena, Santa Barbara, Lake Yentaw, &c. Shows Oregon with boundary, but the coast, colored red as if British, south of the Columbia, and locates Clatsop, Forts Vancouver, Nezperces, Okanagan, and Colville." Kashnor dates ca. 1840, RLIN record dates as 1854, however state of information inland from San Francisco indicates earlier date as more probable. Also the 48th parallel border between Canada and the United States extending only to the Rocky Mountains. See also 105:240M. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 239.
105:239 M
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Chart exhibiting the New Discoveries in the North & South Pacific Ocean, also those on the North-west Coast of America
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Kashnor notes, "Shows a good coastline to the North-West, and locates Port Sir Fran. Drake, Juan de Fuca Strait, Nootka Sound and other discoveries by Cook." Kashnor notes date as ca. 1780. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
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Charte von America : nach astronomischen Bestimmungen, den neuesten Nachrichten und Charten / entworfen von F.L. Güfsefeld [sic]
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Kashnor notes, "Locates Drake's Haven, San Bernardino, Monterey, Juan de Fuca Strait, Nootka, and a good coastline to Alaska." Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Azimuthal. Watermark: Anchor? Figures?. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 227.
105:227 M
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Bowle's New One Sheet Map of America, divided into its Kingdoms, States, Governmts. and other Subdivisions: laid down from Observations of the most Celebrated Geographers
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the coast-line of the North-West from California to Alaska before the discoveries of Vancouver. It curiously locates the Oregon River flowing from a range of mountains, in the neighborhood of present day Montana, into the entrance of Juan de Fuca Straits." Britain is shown as possessing Alaska. Table: A Particular Subdivision of America amongst the Several Powers to which it at Present Belongs.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Azimuthal. Verso Text: MS note:548.
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Sketch of the Recent Discoveries on the Northern Coast of America by Captain M. McClintock R.N. in Search of Sir John Franklin
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Kashnor dates as ca. 1861. Since this is a second edition that seems logical.Museum Book Store 105:057. Submap: Probable Route of the Franklin Expedition.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: Advertising label for "Wyld's New Maps.".
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