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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
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1151 Oxford Road
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
Visual Materials
RLIN record provides appeared in information. Cartouche: Flowered frame with crowned standing lion. Submap: l'Isle de Bourbon ou Mascareigne.. Relief: pictorial & hachures. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheSub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: 773.
093:773 M
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Kashnor notes, "Shows California as an island, with the coast continued to the supposed Strait of Anian in the 59th latitude." Kashnor dates as ca. 1688, and from Amsterdam. Shirley indicates first date is 1670, a second plate was created in 1680 with Nova Guinea and Quiri Regio in the left hemisphere. See Shirley, map 451. Decorative map surround. Art work: Scenes of the four seasons with corresponding astrological symbols in all four corners. Submaps: North and South Polar views. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: no. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Watermark: Px. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 54/93 148962.
148972
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Kashnor notes, "Dedicated to James Bridges, Duke of Chandos. With inset plan of Bridgetown, prospect of Codrington College, and engraving representing the making of the survey; also statistics of population." See also 093:745M, another copy as engraved by John Senex 1722. Two elaborate cartouches. Submap - A Plan of Bridgetown. A view of Codrington College. View of surveyor with plane table, and native assistants with measuring wheel, surveying pole and chain. . Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Watermark: JW Whatman 1794. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheSub-mapsVignettes. Verso Text: Ms notes: 174 4 sheets 23, 24, 25, 26..
105:174 M
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Kashnor notes, "A rare map, giving a map of the town and all the old forts to the Cape." Kashnor dates as ca. 1760, submap shows 1780. Sub-map: Carte de St. Domingue 1780. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Chained Maltese cross lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: 422.
105:422 M
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Description of the islands identifies Jefferys as cartographer. Views: (10) views of various islands. Table: Division des Isles Vierges... detailing ownership of the various islands, English, Danish, and Spanish claims.. Prime meridian: London, Ferro. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Chaqined maltese cross lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Art Work. Verso Text: MS note: 832.
105:832 M
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Cartouche: flower draped. Submap: Plan du Cul de Sac Royal de la Martinique.. "No. 79 (upper right)" "Pour le Service des Vaisseaux du Roy. Par ordre de M. de Moras Ministre et Secretaire d'Etat ayant le Département de la Marine. Par M. Bellin Ingénieur de la Marine et du Dépost des Plans, Censeur Royal, de l'Academie de Marine, et las Société Royale de Londres. M DCC LVIII (1758)." Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Seal & Lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-mapsCartouche.
105:504 M