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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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Kashnor notes, "Shows the Argentine provinces as 'Provinces de Rio de la Plata'." [Shows l'Isle's 1700 version of this map with westward tilting South America.] See also 093:610M. Alt. title from upper margin. Cartouche: Natives. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 836.
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Kashnor notes, "The map still shows the territory around the southern part of Hudson's Bay as French territory, with Fort Nelson called Fort Bourbon, and Fort St. Louis on Moose River. The supposed Western Sea is taken from particulars furnished by La Houton." See 105:433 for earlier version, 105:432 for later. McCorkle identifes this as 1708 version. Cartouche with natives. Photocopy stored with map.. Prime meridian: Ferro?. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: C (symbol) I H (lettering). Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: McCorkle 703.5. Verso Text: MS notes: Canada et Nouvelle France 105/431 Canada, ou la Nouvelle France. 3.
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Kashnor notes, " Indicates the location of the Indian nations and the French forts, especially those taken from the Hudson's Bay Company. It locates the wintering place, on the Bay, of Jean Munck in 1619. This is one of the earliest issues of Delisle's map." See also 105:431, 105:432 for later versions. Cartouche with natives.. Prime meridian: Ferro?. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Chained Maltese cross lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: McCorkle 703.5. Verso Text: MS notes: 432.
105:433 M
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Catouche: Natives. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: C & H Ionic. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
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Kashnor notes, "Shows California as an island, and inserts an imaginary coastline across the Pacific Ocean in a north-westerly direction from Cape Horn. At the top is a curious engraving representing the earth floating in space." Kashnor dates as 1714. Rosenthal dates as 1713 and gives appeared in information. Elaborate border of allegorical figures, animals . Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 248.
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A small map from Mallett's miniature atlas, shows Fribisher's strait as through Greenland. MS notes on mat: 1683 150038. Mat sticker: 464. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: no. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
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