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Chart of Davis' Strait

Description: Kashnor notes, "Relates to eleven ships with about five hundred men frozen in at Home Bay and above Disco Island in Baffins's Bay. It is an appeal for two ships to be sent out to them at the first break-up of the ice. States that the Government had refused to help." Kashnor dates as ca. 1850. Description of efforts to bring relief lower half of sheet. MS notes: 231 BW?(upper right). Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Ms note: 231.
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Date: ca. 1850
Call number: 093:231 M
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Hemisphere Septentrional pour voir plus distinctement Les Terres Arctiques

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Kashnor notes, "Shows California as a peninsula." This is a later copy of L'Isle's 1714 map, see 105:230M. Kashnor dates as ca. 1720. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Conic. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 105-231.

105:231 M

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Chart of the North Part of America, describing the Sea Coast of Groenland, Davies Streights, Baffins Bay, Hudsons Bay, Buttons Bay, and James Bay, by John Seller, Hydrographer to the King at the Hermitage in Wapping London

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Kashnor notes, "The map of Hudson's Bay follows that of Captain Thomas James. The East Main and Labrador are known as Prince Rupert's Land and New Brittaine, and the west side of the Bay bears the names of New Yorkshire and New South Wales. Evidently issued soon after the formation of the Hudson's Bay Company." Submap shows "A Polar Projection of the Northernmost Parts of the World." Kashnor dates [1675]. Hand colored cartouche with natives. Polar projection submap with fruit embellishment. MS notes: Hudsons Streights. Capt Thomas James wintered at this Isle Charleston in the year 1632.. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Watermark: lettering device. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheSub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: 232.

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Chart of the North Part of America, For Hudson's Bay commonly called NorthWest Passage

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Kashnor notes, "Thornton's chart of Hudson's Bay is said to be the earliest published. The soundings were supplied by the captains of the Hudson's Bay Company, probably by Gillam and Stannard. Port Nelson, Rupert's River, 'Moesche' River, Peter's River, East Maine, Little Creek and Frenchman River are all located." Royal coat of arms center. Cartouche of Indians and victims(?) MS note: 233. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Leagues, miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Art WorkCartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 233.

093:233 M

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To His Excellency James Monroe, Esqr. President of the Congress, this New and Improved Chart of the United States of America, Extending from Florida to Nova Scotia, is Respectfully Dedicated by His Most Obt. Servant, Robt. Blachford. 1818. Engraved by S. Stockley

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Kashnor notes, "This map only takes in the coast from Halifax to Connecticut." Contains two submaps -- Boston and Halifax Harbors. Submaps: Halifax Harbour; Boston Bay.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: no. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: Ms note: 452.

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Carte Particuliere de l'Amerique Septentrionale, ou sont Compris le Destroit de Davids, le Destroit de Hudson, dressé syr les Relationes les plus Nouvelles. A Amsterdam Chez Pierre Mortier Libraire Avec Privilege de nos Seigneurs le Etats

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Kashnor notes, "Shows the conflicting information regarding the west coast of the Bay. Port Nelson is located on the west side of a southern branch of Button's Bay, and lies in New Denmark, Button's Bay leads south to a sea which leads to the Strait of Anian. In the south of the Bay are located East Maine, Duck's River, Peter's River, Rupert's River, Little Creek and Westcott's River." Kashnor dates as ca. 1700. MS note; 14 (upper right). Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: no. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 230.

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New Chart of the World on Wright's or Mercator's Projection

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Kashnor notes, "A fine map of the North-West Coast, the only one issued in this form which shows the track of La Perouse to California and up the coast to Bering's Bay." Locates Vancouver Island and the Georgian Strait with the note "which must be the Sea of the West." Greenland shown attached to North American mainland. This map is a later issue of 105:043 and 105:261. Added explorers routes. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 191.

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Chart of Davis' Strait

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Chart of the North Part of America, describing the Sea Coast of Groenland, Davies Streights, Baffins Bay, Hudsons Bay, Buttons Bay, and James Bay, by John Seller, Hydrographer to the King at the Hermitage in Wapping London

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