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Kashnor notes, "Shows New Mexico, and locates Santa Fe, Taos, and other towns, also the Mississippi north to the Falls of St. Anthony." Four harbor submaps. This map is a rework of L'Isle's 1703 map, see 093:464. Kashnor dates as ca. 1720. RLIN record suggests 1756. Submaps: Darien; Havana harbor; Portobello Harbor; Carthagena harbor; Vera Cruz harbor. Vignette: Battling ships watched from shore by traders. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Fleur-de-lis. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 466.
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"Cum Gratia et Priv. S. R. I. Vicariatus, in partibus Rheni Sveviae, et Juris Franconici." Seutter is described here as "S. Caes. et Reg. Cathol. Majest. Geogr." - he was names Imperial Geographer by Karl VI in 1731, so map date comes after the title was bestowed and before his death. Map was removed from a bound volume, possibly one of the atlases Seutter published. Prime meridian: Ferro?. Relief: no. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
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[Notes from Museum Book Store 093:571] Creative cartography. Boston and Cape Cod are shown in Connecticut, New York and Pennsylvania are truncated. Kashnor dates as ca. 1760. McCorkle dates as 1750. Cartouche: elaborate with Indians and animals. Ms notes: f4x 14. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 14 150204 Sales description attached.
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"Cum Gratia et Privil. S.R.I. Vicariat: in part Rheni, Sveviae et Juris Franconici." Seutter is described here as "S.C.M. Geogr." - he was names Imperial Geographer by Karl VI in 1731, so map date comes after the title was bestowed and before his death. Map was removed from a bound volume, possibly one of the atlases Seutter published. Cartouche: Figures, lions, coat of arms. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Conic. Watermark: 4 MC. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
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Elaborate cartouche. See also 093:327, a copy of this map with the author's name changed from Seutter to Lotter. Elaborate cartouche, uncolored. Ships in lower right.. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Cylindrical (stretched scale). Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS notes: 272 13.
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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.
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