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United States & The Relative Position of The Oregon & Texas by James Wyld, Charing Cross East



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    The United States & the relative position of the Oregon & Texas / by James Wyld

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    Alternate title from cover. Map showing various treaty lines and suggested borders. Vignette: List of treaties and proposed treaties. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography.

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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 Flavel, Clatsop Co. Oregon

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    A real estate sales map for an area close to Astoria, Oregon, now probably names Fort Stevens. Sub map shows the mouth of the Columbia River. See also 150223 for another copy bearing information on the verso about Flavel. Sub map: Key Map of mouth of the Columbia River. Key Map note: Hydrography from a Survey made by the Corps of Engineers, U.S.A., in May-June, 1895. "Property of the Flavel Land & Development Co. S. H. Brown Jr, President, Boston, Mass., J. M. Turney, Secretary, Flavel, Oregon." Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS notes: No. 62 150197 F1/1.

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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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    North America

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    Kashnor notes, "Does not shows the boundary of Oregon in color, but a dotted line continues the 49th parallel to Fort Colville, and then follows the course of the Columbia to the sea. Shows all the old Forts." "Engraved by J. & C. Walker." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes: 714/105 148965.

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