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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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Reproduction. "From the original in the William L. Clemens Library, University of Michigan." Prime meridian: ?. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Lithography.
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Map state 1. Two explanatory texts regarding how and why this map was made. Note this is essentially a portolan chart showing coastal names and little inland information. Cartouches: Rolled with coat of arms. Two additional framed areas with descriptive text. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: no. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 3440 V.3.
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This map has been repaired and backed with silk at a later date, hence the "flat" look and other feature making it look like a reproduction. It is an original. Submap: Polar view. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
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Kashnor notes, "Represents New Guinea as a peninsula, and marks "Holy Ghost Land," i.e. part of the north-eastern extremity of Australia." [In the western hemisphere it is called Tierra de Espirita Sancto.] Kashnor dates as ca. 1720. Cartouche: leaves & pediments Vignettes: Four continents depicted as seated female figures. Depiction of world without water, lower margin.. "Drawn from the latest & most Authentic Surveys assisted by the best & most approved Modern Maps Charts &c. Wherein all the late Discoveries & Improvemts. are carefully Delineated. The whole being Regulated by Astron. Observations by Eman. Bowen." Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheVignettesFigures . Verso Text: MS note: 982.
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Early map to show Trade Winds by arrows. Explanation upper left text. Publisher, dates, location from RLIN record NYCXRLA1-M Explanation of directions of trade winds; North polar sub map; multiple figures above bottom neat line, America showers Europeans with riches, natives with gallows and whips, signs of the Zodiac described.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper plate. Other Features: Figures VignettesArt Work. Verso Text: MS. note: 49 (on backing).
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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.
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