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    Map of the World

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    Kashnor notes, "Shows a good coastline to the North-West and Alaska, locating New Albion, Nootka Sound, River of the West, and shows Cook's track to Icy Cape." Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving.

    105:034 M

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    The World with the Latest Discoveries. Drawn & Engraved by James Wallis

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    Kashnor notes, "Locates Drake's Bay and New Albion, Nootka Sound and Port Banks." Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 303.

    105:303 S

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    New Map of the World, with Captain Cook's Tracks, his Discoveries and those of the other Circumnavigators

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    Kashnor notes, "Probably the last map issued before the discoveries of Vancouver and La Perouse. Locates New Albion, Drake's Harbor, Port Monterey, Dixon's Strait, Nootka and Fuca Entrance." See 105:271M for a later version (1812). Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 48.

    105:048 M

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    Map of the Terrestrial Globe; with the latest discoveries

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    Kashnor notes, "Shows the North-West Coast and Part of Kamtschatka, also Australia and New Zealand." Shows tracks of Cook's voyages. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Watermark: Fleur-de-lis, VI. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS. note: 34.

    093:034 M

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    Orbis terrarum nova et accuratissima tabula / auctore Petro Goos

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    Kashnor notes, "Shows California [as an island] and locates New Albion and Port Sr. Franco. Draco, also shows a good map of New Holland and part of the Coast of New Zealand." Shirley dates as 1666, states original atlas reference. Map can be seen in situ in RB 32671. Elaborately engraved map. Two cartouches, one Latin, one Dutch. Two polar submaps. Elaborate decoration, sun and moon, with birds and bats above, four season figures below, four windheads. Polar projection submaps. Prime meridian: Teneriffe. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: Shirley 438; BM Maps, Vol. 6, column 852 C.8.d.3; Koeman, Goos 1; Schilder, Map 88; Wagner 393. Verso Text: MS. note: 93/ 63 (on backing).

    093:063 M

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    North America Drawn from the latest and best Authorities

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    Kashnor notes, "Shows the California coast north the Juan de Fuca Strait, with the entrance of Aguilar in the locality of the Columbia River and as the outlet of the River of the West." Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Polar, dual hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 278.

    105:278 S