Mappe Monde ou sont marquées les Nouvelles Decouvertes, par M. Brion de la Tour, Ing'r. Geog. du Roi

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  Mappe Monde ou Carte Generale de l'Univers d'Après une projection nouvelle d'une Sphere ovale, pour mieux faire connaitre les distances entre L'Europe et l'Amérique avec les Tours de Monde du Cap. Cook et toutes les Découvertes Nouvelles

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  Kashnor notes, "Shows the track of Cook and Clerke to the North-West Coast of Alaska, Australia and the South Seas." Kashnor dates as ca. 1781. Both Matthieu Albert and George Frederic Lotter listed as authors on map. Shows American arctic coast as vague line "according to the Japanese." Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Oval. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS. notes: 1/113, 37, #93, No. 2..

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  L'Amérique Septentrionale et Meridionale divisée en ses principales parties par les Srs. Sanson Géog. ordin. du Roy rectifiée suivant les nouvelles découvertes et assigettie aux observations astronomiques, par le Sr. Robert Geog. ord. du Roi. Avec Privilege 1749

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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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  Partie de l'Amerique Septent. qui comprend La Nouvelle France ou Le Canada, Par. le Sr. Robert de Vaugondy Geog. Ordinaire du Roy. Avec Privilege 1755

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  Kashnor notes, " The inset map shows all that was known of the country west of Lakes Superior and Michigan. The country now Minnesota and Wisconsin was known as far as Lake of the Woods, Chicago is located, and the present City of Cleveland was known as the Bay of Canahogue." Cartouche: boat with beaver. Submap: Supplement pour les Lacs du Canada. . Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues, miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Watermark: Lettering device. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheSub-maps. References: McCorkle 755.36. Verso Text: MS notes: 538 588/50 Stamp: CAN ADA (split).

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  Mappe-Monde Dresée sur les Observations de Mrs. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et quelques autres et sur les memoires les plus recens. A son Altesse Royale Monseigneur le Duc de Chartes

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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.

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  Mappe-Monde

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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.

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  Mappe-Monde Carte Universelle de la Terre : Dressée Sur les Relations les plus nouvelles Soumises aux Observations Astronomoques les plus recentes au sont marquées les Nouvelles Découvertes / Par J.B. Nolin, Géographe

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  Last voyage on the map is Cook's in 1779. Date provided is between then and Denis' death in 1794. Brilliant coloring of the four continental representations. Multiple repairs to verso. Vignettes: Four continents; Celestial views. Prime meridian: Paris. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving.

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