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British North America / by Sidney Hall

Description: U.S. territory is shown as extending to 54°40' in western section. Exploration in the Arctic extends west to Melville Island. Original color has bled through to back. MS note: 71144. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Conic. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 1829. References: Mapping the Transmississippi West, Carl I. Wheat, map 386 (v. 2, p. 96)
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1 April 1829
Call number: 71144
Creator: Hall, Sidney(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 43 x 53 cm
Associated organization: Longman (Firm)
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British Possessions in North America

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Kashnor notes, "Locates Pine Fort and McDouall's House south-west of Lake Winnipeg; also the Hudson's Bay Forts to the Rockies." MS note: 495 (on backing). Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Conic. Printing Process: Engraving. Verso Text: Faint text bleeding..

105:495 S

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British North America

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See RB 105:696 for another copy of this map. MS note: 1834 X71145. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Conic. Printing Process: Lithography.

71145

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British Possessions in North America. From Mr. Arrowsmiths Map of North America &c. &c

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Kashnor notes, "Shows Hudson's Bay Territory, locating all the forts as far North-west as Slave Fort, west to McLeod's and Fork Fort on Peace River. Gives the north-west coast from San Francisco to Point Valdez in Alaska." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Conic. Watermark: J Whatman 1810. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 226.

093:226 M

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North America

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Kashnor notes, "showing a good coastline to the North West and Alaska. MS. note: 1798 upper left. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Conic. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS. note: 50 (on backing).

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A New Map of North America, agreeable to the latest Discoveries

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Kashnor notes, "Shows New Albion, all the territory northward of the Missouri and Oregon as part of British Territory." This map appears to be a later edition of 105:266 by Wilkinson. It now shows Vancouver Island as Quadra and Vancouver's Island. New mountains appear in the west and the map extends further south. Kashnor dates as c. 1796. MS note: 267 (on Backing). Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Conic. Printing Process: Copper engraving.

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North America by Sidney Hall

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Kashnor notes, "Shows the North West coast and Russian-America. The Oregon boundary is located at the 54th parallel, taking in all the atributes of the Columbia and the greater part of British Columbia." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 561 1829.

093:561 M

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