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San Marino, CA 91108
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Kashnor notes, "This does not show the Mississippi of La Salle, nor are the coastlines of Lake Superior or Michigan complete. California is an island, on which are shown New Albion, Port of Francis Drake, Santa Barbara, etc." Alt. title from top of page. McLaughlin identifies author as Sanson, Nicholas/ Jaillot, Hubert since this is a copy of Sanson's 1656 map. Rio del Norte flows into Mer Vermejo. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, various. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: McLaughlin 113; Wheat 74; Leighly 98. Verso Text: MS note: 154.
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Kashnor notes, "Shows California as an island, locating Pto. Francisco Draco, Santa Barbara and San Diego. The Terre de Jesso almost touches California, which shows the prevailing idea that Asia and America were only separated by a narrow strait." This is a reissue of the 1674 map, see McLaughlin 55. See also 093:162 for another copy. Title cartouche, scale decoration.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: McLaughlin 55; Wagner 409b; Wheat 58; Tooley 37 (Plate 44) and 38; Leighly 64; Jaillot I, Aa(5). Verso Text: MS notes: 5 161.
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Kashnor notes, "Shows California as an island, locating Pto. Francisco Draco, Santa Barbara and San Diego. The Terre de Jesso almost touches California, which shows the prevailing idea that Asia and America were only separated by a narrow strait." This is a reissue of the 1674 map, see McLaughlin 55. Kashnor dates as [1696]. Date has been removed. This map duplicates 093:161. Title cartouche, scale decoration.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: McLaughlin 55; Wagner 409b; Wheat 58; Tooley 37 (Plate 44) and 38; Leighly 64; Jaillot I, Aa(5). Verso Text: MS note: 162.
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Kashnor notes, "Shows California as an island, with the "Detroit de Anien" at its northern extremity. Locates Nouvelle Albion, Pt. de Francisco Draco, Monte Rey, and San Diego." McLaughlin identifies this map as state 2 of Sanson's 1669 map. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Elaborate medallion lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: McLaughlin 45; Wagner 399; Tooley 8 and 9; Leighly 53; BN Sanson V E (213). Verso Text: MS note: 209.
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![Carte du Mexique et de la Floride des Terres Angloises et des Isles Antilles du Cours et des Environs de la Riviere de Mississipi. Dresée Sur un grand nombre de memoires principalemt sur ceux de Mrs. d'Iberville et le Sueur. Par Guillaume Del'Isle Geographer de l'Academie Royale des Scie[n]ces A Paris Chéz l'Auteur sur le Quaide l'Horloge Privilege du Roy po.20 ans 1703](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Frail.huntington.org%2FIIIF3%2FImage%2F22APN4KV2YR6%2Ffull%2F%5E360%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&w=750&q=75)
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the country which soon afterwards belonged to the Mississippi Company, and gives a good map of New Mexico, locating Santa Fe and Taos." Ambiguous California, Colorado flows into Gulf of California, but at an angle. Floride and Nouvelle France merge in midcountry, English colonies hug the east coast, Mexico extends south to Panama. This is the second state per Rosenthal. See 093:465M for a later state of this map. Cartouche with natives. Erasures in scale area and inside cartouche.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Chained maltese cross I D with castle?. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: Cumming 137; Wheat 84; Tooley (Amer.) p.23; Schwartz pl.82; Wagner 474.. Verso Text: MS note: 464.
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Alternate title at top of page, above neat line. According to Tooley, Jaillot had N. Sanson's sons revise their father's maps. Cartouche: British shield. Submap: British Isles and France. Prime meridian: Paris. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 1693 493491 Sanson, Ireland 1693.
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