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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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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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Kashnor notes the cartouche contains a view of Louisburg on Cape Breton Island under attack. Several submaps. Later English copy of Bellin's map. Kashnor dates as ca. 1758. Kershaw suggests 1746 as publication date. McCorkle agrees. Submaps: Atlantic Ocean; Plan of the City and Port of Louisbourg [Cape Breton Island];Fort Dauphin; Quebec City. Cartouche with battle scene. MS note: 290 (on backing).. Prime meridian: London. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. References: Kershaw 692; McCorkle 746.1. Verso Text: MS note: 290 (on backing)..
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Vignettes: View of Port Famine; Cape Fair Weather; Cape Virgins (two views).. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Vignettes. Verso Text: Ms note:P 673.
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Kashnor notes, "A particularly good map, locating most of the Forts and Factories in the Hudson Bay Territory and British Columbia." Lower section has German letterpress description of Canadian commerce, government of the territories (Quebec; York; New Brunswick; New Scotland; Prince Edward; Cape Breton; Newfoundland; New South Wales and New North Wales; Labrador; western midland; northwest coast), and historical facts. Descriptive text fills lower half of sheet. MS notes: N. Amer 4- w. Greenwich. Cumberland Str. and note on the renaming of St. John Island as Prince Edward Island added in ink at right margin. Prime meridian: GM, Ferro. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Conic. Printing Process: Engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 225.
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Note that date on map has been inked over and that this is a second edition, probably later. Contains submaps. Kershaw notes this as third state, supplies appeared in information. Submaps: Plan of River St. John; Plan of Port Roseway Harbour; Plan of the Entrance of Harbour of River of St. John. Views: Lighthouse Island; Chebucto Head; Cape Spry.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: VignettesSub-maps. References: Kershaw 806; L C Phillips 1236, 4476. Verso Text: MS note: 612.
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Kashnor dates as ca. 1759. See 105:683 for duplicate copy. Submaps: The Seven Islands; A Continuation of the River St. Lawrence from Quebec to Lake Ontario; The Traverse or Passage from Cape Torment into the South Channel of Orleans Island. Text transfer from printed sheet both front and verso. MS note: 338 (on backing). Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 338 (on backing) Text transfer.
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