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United States & The Relative Position of The Oregon & Texas by James Wyld, Charing Cross East
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Map of America. London. Published by James Wyld, Geographer to Her Majesty. Charing Cross East. 1838
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Kashnor notes, "An important map,. showing the Oregon boundary reaching to the coast at the 49th parallel, and showing Russian-American possessions extending down the coast to Observation Inlet. Ther northern coast includes the dicsoceries of Franklin and Richardson, Dease and Simpson." Texas is shown extending north of Santa Fe. See 093:557 and 093:556 for later versions of this map. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 692 47.
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America, by J. Arrowsmith
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the International boundary reaching only to Flat Bow Lake, and British territory to the mouth of the Columbia. Locastes Fort Vancouver, Fort Astoria, Fort Nezpercees and Fort Colville." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 547.
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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.
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The Oregon Trail : The Highway of the Pioneers to the Pacific Northwest
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"From Westport, now Kansas City to Oregon City by way of Fort Kearney, Laramie, Bridger, Hall and Boise, also the Sublette and Lander Cutoffs and the Boseman and Appplegate Trails and the Overland Trail to the Sacramento Valley and the California Gold Mines." A colorful pictorial map of the West. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial & hachures. Projection: Birds-eye view. Printing Process: Lithography.
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A New Map of North America, agreeable to the latest Discoveries
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Kashnor notes, "Shows New Albion, all the territory northward of the Missouri and Oregon as part of British Territory." This map appears to be a later edition of 105:266 by Wilkinson. It now shows Vancouver Island as Quadra and Vancouver's Island. New mountains appear in the west and the map extends further south. Kashnor dates as c. 1796. MS note: 267 (on Backing). Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Conic. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
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Map of the United States, including separate maps of California, Oregon, New Mexico, Nebraska, &c., with the Population of the several States, Railroads, Canals, &c. by H. S. Tanner. No. 201 Broadway, New York 1853
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Kashnor notes, "The map of California also shows Utah, which is called Deseret, and New Mexico, the Oregon map also shows Nebraska, which takes all the country to the Rockies from Fort Mandan." Inset city and state maps, statistical data of states to 1840. Cartouche w. oak tree and deer. Submaps: New Orleans, Charleston, Cincinnati, Environs of Baltimore and Washington, Environs of Philadelphia and Trenton, Environs of New York, Environs of Boston, Environs of Albany, Oregon and Nebraska, California, Pittsburg, Profile of the Grand Portage, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, South part of Florida. Statistics of the United States: States &c., Area, Capitol, Metropolis, Date of Constitn., Stated meetg. of legislature, Day of Genl. Election, Census data of 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840. . Prime meridian: Washington, DC. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheSub-maps.
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