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Kashnor notes, "Gives a good map of New Mexico, locating Santa Fe and Taos; also shows the old boundaries of Louisiana." Kashnor dates as ca. 1730. Derived from L'Isle map. See 093:470M and RB 150049 for other copies. This copy seems earlier with better detailing. Vignettes: Sea battle; Merchants & Indians. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 571.
105:571 M
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These notes from Museum Bookstore collection 105:571, another copy. Kashnor notes, "Gives a good map of New Mexico, locating Santa Fe and Taos; also shows the old boundaries of Louisiana." Kashnor dates as ca. 1730. Derived from L'Isle map. See 093:470M for another copy. This copy seems earlier with better detailing. Cartouche: Natives & trade goods. Vignettes: Sea battle; Merchants & Indians. Brown pen lines under many names. MS notes: very curious 1690 4011. Mat sticker: 819. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: Philips, Atlases, 3474; Lowery, no 473. Verso Text: MS notes: AD 1690 gift of -- 150049.
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Kashnor notes, "Shows New Mexico, locating Santa Fe, Taos, and other towns. It is also a good map for the time of the Illinois Country." Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 472.
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the Illinois country and Hennepin's route, with the old trading route to Aiaouex, locating the town somewhere in the neighborhood of the present Iowa State at Sioux City." Subview of beavers copied from Moll. Distorted idea of a buffalo. Kashnor dates as ca. 1720. View of Niagara Falls copied from Moll. Cartouche with priest and native. Indians with "buffalo" looking more cowlike than bison. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, Leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 416.
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Kashnor notes, "California is shown as an island, locating Drake's Port and Port of Monterey, also Taos and Santa Fe in New Mexico." Kashnor dates as ca. 1700. McLaughlin dates as [1695] and gives appeared in data. Burden dates as 1696. For other copy see 150219; for later version see 093:149. Two cartouches with figures. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: L ?. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: McLaughlin 120; Tooley 56; Leighly 102; Koeman III, p.119 (11); Burden, map 722 Verso Text: MS note: 155.
093:155 M
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Kashnor notes, " Shows the North-West Coast to the supposed entrance of Martin d'Aguilar, locating P. du Drak, Port Monterey, Nova Albion, etc." Peninsular California. This map appears to be a partial remake of map 105:194M. Cartouche is somewhat cruder and lettering is redone. See 093:148M for another remake of this map. Elaborate cartouche. Note differences between this and 093:148 and 105:194. Each appears to have been done separately.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Steriographic. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: Wheat 237. Verso Text: MS notes: 179.
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