Aevi veteris, typus geographicus

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  Aevi veteris, typus geographicus

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  Kashnor notes, "A very interesting early map of the Eastern Hemisphere, omitting the northern coast of Scandinavia and the southern part of Africa. Nothing is included above the Arctic Circle, which, however, is placed much to far south and within six degrees of the Orkney Islands." See also 105:980 for colored version. Cartouche: Typical Ortelius; border heavily worked. Four small submaps of continents. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: Shirley 176. Verso Text: Latin Text: Aevi Veteris MS note: 979.

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  A New Map of Virginia Mary=Land And the Improved Parts of Penn=sylvania & New=Jersey

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  Kashnor notes, " Senex brought this map up to date. The plate was formerly used by Thornton, Lea, and Morden." "Most humbly Inscrib'd to the Right Hon. the Earl of Orkney &c. Knight of the Most Noble and Anciet Order of Thistle 1719." See 105:821M for the earlier version. This version includes Longitude scale which 105:821 lacks. RLIN record gives date of this version as 1721. Cartouche with tobacco.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles (leagues). Projection: Plane. Watermark: Fleur-di-lis AB. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: Tooley (Amer.) p.104; Phillips M. p.980.. Verso Text: MS note: 822.

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  A New Map of Virginia Mary=Land And the Improved Parts of Penn=sylvania & New=Jersey

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  Kashnor notes, "Shows the coast from Perth to the entrance of the Bay of Chesapeake - a fine clear old map. This is the earliest issue of the Senex map before his name was engraved in the cartouche." See also 105:822 with additional information in cartouche. Cartouche with tobacco.. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles (leagues). Projection: Plane. Watermark: HD. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: Tooley (Amer.) p.104; Phillips M. p.980.. Verso Text: MS note: 821.

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  Typus geographicus Chili a Paraguay Freti Magellanici &c.; ex PPbo. Alfonso d'Ovalle & Nicol. Techo nec non de Brouwer, Narbouroug, de Beauchesne &c a Guiliel de l'Islio descripto ; in superque secundum recentiores du Frezier relationes rectificate cui accedit Ichonographia Urb. cap. S Iago

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  Kashnor notes, "Includes the southern parts of Brazil and Peru, with Paraguay and the whole continent to Cape Horn." For another copy see RB 105:870. Cartouche: Pictorial with figures. Submap: Plan de la Ville de Santiago. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Fleur-de-lis. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 910.

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  Hemisphere Septentrional pour voir plus distinctement Les Terres Arctiques

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  Kashnor notes, "Shows California as a peninsula." This is a later copy of L'Isle's 1714 map, see 105:230M. Kashnor dates as ca. 1720. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Conic. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 105-231.

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  New and Correct Map of the World, laid down according to the newest discoveries and from the most exact observations by Herman Moll, Geographer

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  Kashnor notes, "Shows the North-West coast as far as the supposed Strait of Anian, and locates New Albion and the Port Sir Francis Drake. The Longue River of La Hontan appears to follow the course of the Upper Missouri." Moll carefully points out mistakes made by Sanson by showing phantom coastlines and skewers Dutch mapmakers for copying maps without attribution. See 093:185 and 093:186 for later copies. Cartouche- mermen with flags. Submaps compare Ptolemaic system with Copernican, views of moon, sun and planets. Depiction of trade winds.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-mapsCartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 258/105.

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