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Kashnor notes, "Locates Kearney and Fremont's routes to California, shows Utah as a state, and locates the American Fur Depot on Salt Lake; also shows the Golden Gate, Monterey, San Francisco, San Juan, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, San Diego, etc. A scarce map of the Conquest of California." Vignette: Castle of San Juan d'Ulloa Submaps: Map of Vera Cruz and San Juan de Ulloa; Plan of operations at the Battle of Monterey on the 21st., 22nd., & 23d. Sept. 1846. "Lith. of F.B. & F.C. Kellogg, Hartford, Conn." "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1847, by House & Brown, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Conn." "Showing the principal Cities and Towns, Travelling Routes, &c. Hartford." Prime meridian: GM, Washington. Relief: hachures. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Sub-mapsVignettes. Verso Text: MS notes: Cat. 93 174.
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Rail lines end at Jefferson City, MO and Memphis, TN with proposed extensions shown. Western US shown on sub map. Sub maps: Map of the Island of Cuba; City & Harbor of Havana; Map of Niagra River and Falls; Map of California, Oregon, New Mexico, Utah, &c. "By W. Williams, Philadelphia." "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1855, by W. Williams in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania." Prime meridian: GM, Washington. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: HL sticker: 128059.
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Argosy Book Store San Francisco sold this map to the Huntington. An attached note indicates this map may be the first map to show Arizona. It is shown as "Proposed Arazonia Territory" in the area of the Gadsden Purchase. Border: Typical Mitchell vined border. Prime meridian: GM, Washington. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography.
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See also MBS 105:268 where Kashnor notes, "Shows California as an island and locates New Albion of Sr. Francis Drake; also shows New Mexico, locating Santa Fe." McLaughlin identifies this as state 4 of this map, printed 1704 or later and gives appeared in information. "Dedicated to His Highness William Duke of Glocester. Delin. MBurg. sculpt. Univ. Oxon." Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Two headed bird. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: McLaughlin 142; Wagner 466; Tooley 69 (Plate 53); Leighly 116 (Plate XXII, State 4) . Verso Text: MS notes: 192570 39.
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Kashnor notes, "Shows California as an island and locates New Albion of Sr. Francis Drake; also shows New Mexico, locating Santa Fe." McLaughlin identifies this as state 4 of this map, printed 1704 or later and gives appeared in information. See 105:268 Museum Bookstore Collection for another copy. This is the missing 093:197 from Museum Bookstore Collection. "Dedicated to His Highness William Duke of Glocester." "Delin. MBurg. sculpt. Univ. Oxon" Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: McLaughlin 142; Wagner 466; Tooley 69 (Plate 53); Leighly 116 (Plate XXII, State 4) . Verso Text: MS notes: 39 197 139314 Cat 93 197.
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A map in two sheets. Mexico extends through California and Texas. Vignettes: White House; Capitol; Tables of population and distances. Prime meridian: Washington. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 264296.
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