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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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Map is the same (with variations in the cartouche and scale location) as the map of Connacht in Jan Jansson's "Novus Atlas" of 1647-1649. Western side of Ireland from Shannon to Donegal. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: Ms note: S5.
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Possibly a later copy of the map of Denmark which appeared in the first section of Jensson's Novus Atlas (Huntington Accession no. 131945) from 1647. Varies only in the cartouche in the lower right corner, which ascribes the map to De Wit and is in Dutch, and in not being colored MS note: 1550? Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
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Elaborate cartouche. See also 093:327, a copy of this map with the author's name changed from Seutter to Lotter. Elaborate cartouche, uncolored. Ships in lower right.. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Cylindrical (stretched scale). Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS notes: 272 13.
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Kashnor notes, "In this the coast of California only extends as far as Cape Blanc, and New Albion, Monterey and Cape Mendocin are located." See 093:158 for a later version of this map. Two submaps. Note map on verso. Kashnor states published in Paris. Two submaps; Isle de la Martinique; Isle de S. Domingue. Also table listing the various subdivisions of the continents.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-mapsCartouche. Verso Text: MS notes: Havana map 164a. (pasted to verso).
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the supposed North-West Coast as detected by Dom Joanne de Gama on his voyage to China. It only reaches to latitude 44, but stretches across sixty degrees of longitude." Kashnor notes, "c. 1737." California is shown as a peninsula, suggesting this is a later edition of map originally issued in 1710. McLaughlin identifies Atlas Novus terrarum. Scenic cartouche with North and South American natives, scene with windmills. Secondary cartouche upper left describes exploration and introduction of Catholic Religion to Americas, in Latin. Left figures show priest blessing natives, right side shows natives worshipping devil. Prime meridian: Teneriffe. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: Tooley 79 (Plate 57); McLaughlin 175 [describes insular California version], Phillips v. 1, p. 324, no. 5. Verso Text: MS. notes: 61;>42/ 14[?].
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Kashnor notes, "Terminates the west coast of America at "Entrée decouvert par Martin d'Aquilar," and locates San Francisco and Monterey. Shows California as a peninsula and as a separate province." See 105:214 for an earlier version of this map. This map a reprint of the original 1722 map, done by Phillipe Buache in 1745. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Device with petalled circle lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 215 76.
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