Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
Visual Materials
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Visual Materials
Kashnor notes, "Shows the North-West Coast from the discoveries of Cook and Clerke, locating the tracks of Cook and the English explorers in the Pacific. Indicated New Albion and the Port of Drake, New Zealand, Australia and New Guinea." Two section of cartouche include information on sections designed by M. Brion and by M. Clermont. Five elaborately drawn figures representing continents symbolically. Cartouche with fruits and flowers, vines.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheFigures . Verso Text: MS. notes: Mappe-Monde 1783; 93/38..
093:038 M
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the west coast of North America as far as 45 deg., beyond which 'On n'a pas de connoissances sures des bornes de ce-côte-ci.' In the Southern Pacific are shown the 'Antipodes des principales Villes d'Europe.' Australia is given with a conjectural eastern coast; Tasmania does not appear, but a portion of the western coast of New Zealand is included in the Western Hemisphere. The routes of Anson and Caradonga are marked. An interesting map." Kashnor identifies the maker as [Jean Palariet]. See 105:039M for rework of this map by Robert de Vaugondy in 1783. Climate zones shown Eastern Hemisphere. Antipodes on Western Hemisphere.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Watermark: Large coat of arms with fleur de lis.. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
105:038 M
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Kashnor notes, "Shows also Central America and the northern coast of Terra Firma, and the coast of Florida." Kashnor dates as ca. 1700. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: no. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 706.
093:706 M
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Kashnor notes, "One of the earliest maps to show California with a continuous coastline, and showing the tracks of St. Antoine [1710], Mandana and Quir, Tasman, and other discoverers." This is a copy of L'Isle's 1700 map (093:180) with added border art, redone cartouche, the tip of South America corrected, the Solomon Islands moved. Kashnor dates as [1720] as does Shirley. This map shows corrections from 105:245 in Siberia, but the east coast of Korea is shown in the manner of the 1700 map. Name corrections in Africa on 105:245 do not appear. Compare with 105:244M dated 1720 with a less westerly trending California peninsula and Frisland no longer shown below Greenland. Route of the Mississippi and shape of Hudson's Bay follow the 1700 map, indicating this map may have been printed before the dated 105:244M copy and before the undated 105:245. Cartouche - figures representing four continents. Four submaps, arctic and antarctic polar views, one centered on Paris, another on Paris antipode. Merman and Mermaid with sailing vessels lower margin.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheSub-maps. References: Shirley 603 (mentioned). Verso Text: MS notes: 181.
093:181 M
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the Gulf of California only reaching as high as the Bona Guia, but without the definite termination; also shows New Holland and part of New Zealand, with the tracks of Mendana, Dampier, Olivier, Tasman, Pelsart, Magellan and le Maire." Shirley shows this as first edition, 1700, note slant of South America's tip to the west. See also 093:181, 105:244 and 105:245 for later editions. Cartouche - figures representing four continents. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Watermark: Chained Maltese cross. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: Shirley 603. Verso Text: MS notes: 180 3.
093:180 M
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Kashnor notes, "Shows a good coast of the North-West, locating the Russian discoveries of 1744." Depicts rudimentary Mer de l'Ouest. Cartouche with ribbon border. Fallen warrior and signs of battle below map, armillary sphere.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Watermark: Undecipherable lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheVignettes. Verso Text: MS note: 36.
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