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San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
Rare Books
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Rare Books
Main map shows coast from the Gulf of Dulce (Costa Rica) to San Blas (Mexico). Submap extends to San Francisco from San Blas at reduced scale. Submaps: The Harbour of San Francisco; Harbour of Monterey; San Blas to San Francisco. Prime meridian: GM, Cadiz. Relief: hachures. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: Dulce to San Francisco. 2.00 Sticker: Henry Whipple, Salem, Mass.
214368
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A detailed chart including six submaps of harbors and a number of vignettes of land from the sea. For a later edition of this map see RB 6532. Submaps: San Francisco (2); Monterey; Guaymas; Magdalen Bay; Mazatlan. Vignettes: Several views of land from sea. MS note: 214367. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: Duplicate Chart. San Blas to San Francisco.
214367
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A large navigational chart with both rhumb and grid lines. Several submaps. Submaps of Barrington & Shelburne Harbours, St. Andrew's Harbour. Port of Liverpool, Plan of Cape Canso, Halifax Harbour, (Nova Scotia), St. John's Harbour(Newfoundland), St. John's Harbour(New Brunswick), River St. Lawrence from the English Bank to Quebec, Enlarged view Quebec City, River above Quebec City. List of Lighthouses in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Views of Cape Chat, Mt. Camel, Funk Island, Young Harry Rock, Cape Bonavista. MS 2 upper right.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-mapsVignettes. Verso Text: MS note: 275.
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Numerous submaps. Submaps: Harbour of Balize, or Belize; Rio Dulce as surveyed by Captain Owen; Western Part of Cuba; Mugeres Harbour; Bay of Truxillo; Port Royal Ruatan; Harbour of Bonacca.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: Blue back map. MS note: 669.
093:669 M
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A detailed chart unfortunately splitting so be very careful in unrolling. Several submaps of harbor entrances. For an earlier edition of this map, see RB 214367. Submaps: Mazatlan; Magdalen Bay; Guaymus; Monterey; Entrance to San Francisco Harbour; San Francisco Harbour. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Label: Coast of California Imray & Son London 7s 6d.
6532
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Submaps of harbors, tables, remarks. This is an earlier edition of RLIN record NYPGR45193985-M. MS notes: 159-160 Submaps: Plan of the Entrance and Harbour of St. Augustin; Plan of the Mouth of the Nassau River; Plan of the Inlet of the St. Mary's River;Plan of the Harbour of Port Royal; Plan of the Bar and Harbour of Charleston; Chart of New York Harbour. Tables of sailing directions. Remarks on Lighthouses.. "Respectfully Inscribed To the Honourable Thomas Jefferson, Vice President of the United States of North America By his most obedient humble Servants, Rt. Laurie & J. Whittle. Fleet Street 1800." "MS note in red: Note. This Chart is accompanied by the Book entitled "Laurie and Whittle's New Sailing Directions for the Coasts and Harbours of North America. An Inproved Edition. 1809." Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: 537.
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