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In upper right corner: 22. This map is another copy of map 93:537 and 105:646 from the Museum Bookstore Collection. Cartouche: floral Submap: Supplement pour la Caroline. Prime meridian: Paris. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Cylindrical. Watermark: Circular device- lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: Cours de l'Ohio MS notes: Maps - U.S. Robert de Vaugondy, Gilles Paris 1755 44193 835 30 319. Reference: McCorkle, map 755.37; McCorkle, map 295.
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Kashnor notes, " A good map of the Western country to the Mississippi at the junction with the Illinois River. Locates Canahogue, near the position of present-day Cleveland ; this implies there was a village therabouts in those days. This is the only map of the period which shows this." Inset map of Carolina coast. MS note: 99 (upper right). Possible duplicate 105:646. McCorkle provides appeared in info. Submap: Supplément pour la Caroline. Cartouche: flowered. MS 99 (upper right).. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues, miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Watermark: Letytering device. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-mapsCartouche. References: McCorkle 755.37. Verso Text: MS notes: Vaugondy 1755 Partie de L. O. N. Cours de l. Ohio et Etas Unis. 99 Stamp: Coursdel'Ohio..
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Kashnor notes, " The inset map shows all that was known of the country west of Lakes Superior and Michigan. The country now Minnesota and Wisconsin was known as far as Lake of the Woods, Chicago is located, and the present City of Cleveland was known as the Bay of Canahogue." Cartouche: boat with beaver. Submap: Supplement pour les Lacs du Canada. . Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues, miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Watermark: Lettering device. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheSub-maps. References: McCorkle 755.36. Verso Text: MS notes: 538 588/50 Stamp: CAN ADA (split).
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Kashnor notes, "The inset map of the North-West is very interesting, showing Lac Bernarda, Lac de Fonte, and Det. d'Anian, and locates New Albion, P. de Drake, Pt. de Monterey, &c." This submap is the same map Didier Robert de Vaugondy published in the Supplement to Diderot's Encyclopedia in the same year. RLIN record identifies mapmaker as Gilles (father) rather than Didier (son). Submap of North-West showing de Fonte speculations.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Shield lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheSub-maps. References: Phillips 3524. Verso Text: MS notes: 208 102.
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Kashnor notes, "An interesting map which does not give any of the Hudson's Bay Company forts, but locates the French fort below Nelson River, the post of St. Duluth built to intercept the Assinopels on their journey to the Bay, and the fort of St. Germain on the Albany River built for the same purpose. The Bay was then in French possession after Iberville's victories." McCorkle identifies cartographer as Nicholas Sanson and give appeared in information, notes seperate publication with date ca. 1695? Note inset map of Boston Harbor. Submap: Boston Harbor.. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. References: McCorkle 695.7, Cumming(1998)129* . Verso Text: MS note: 317.
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de L'Isle's map has been "reviewed and augmented" by Dezauche. Dezauche is also the author of the Supplement to the Diderot Encyclopedia where all the maps were found. Submap: Bering Strait & vicinity. Prime meridian: Paris, Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Chained circle. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
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