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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Kashnor notes, "A rare chart issued for the use of commanders of war-ships and transports during the American Revolution. Engraved on available blank spaces are minute instructions as to sailing into various harbours and the Chesapeake appears to have been of vital importance, for there is no doubt that copies were used during operations around Philadelphia." Submap of Herring Bay in Maryland. [Kashnor's description from 093:441, another copy, probably printed later.] Kashnor states circa. 1770. Submap: Plan of Herring Bay,in Maryland.. "with all the Shoals, Channels, Islands, Entrances, Soundings, and Sailing Marks, as far as the Navigable Part of the Rivers Patowmack, Patapsco and North-East. Drawn from Several Draughts made by the most Experienced Navigators, Chiefly from those of Anthony Smith Pilot of St. Marys; and compared with the Modern Surveys of Virginia and Maryland." Prime meridian: London. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Crowned fleur-di-lis over IVC VI . Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 814 5 6.
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Kashnor notes, "One of the French charts issued for the use of transports and ships-of-war operating with the American colonists." Shows sailing directions. See 105:086M for an earlier larger version of this map. Appeared in information from The American Revolution 1775-1783, Naval History Division, Dept of the Navy, Washington, 1972. Huntington Reference f G1201 S3 U5. Submap: Plan de la Baie Herring en Maryland. Seal of Depot de la Marine.. Prime meridian: Paris. Relief: no. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps.
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Kashnor notes, " The first edition of Norman's Pilot, and excessively rare." Eleven charts bound together. "The Pilot was reissued in 1794 and 1798 by William Norman, of which only the 1798 issue was known to Sabin. This only contains nine charts. There is no bibliographic record of another copy of this first issue of 1791." McCorkle refers to this edition also. See submaps.. Printing Process: Letterpress . References: McCorkle 791.4.
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