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Kashnor notes, "This does not show the Mississippi of La Salle, nor are the coastlines of Lake Superior or Michigan complete. California is an island, on which are shown New Albion, Port of Francis Drake, Santa Barbara, etc." Alt. title from top of page. McLaughlin identifies author as Sanson, Nicholas/ Jaillot, Hubert since this is a copy of Sanson's 1656 map. Rio del Norte flows into Mer Vermejo. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, various. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: McLaughlin 113; Wheat 74; Leighly 98. Verso Text: MS note: 154.
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Kashnor notes, "Shows California as an island, with the "Detroit de Anien" at its northern extremity. Locates Nouvelle Albion, Pt. de Francisco Draco, Monte Rey, and San Diego." McLaughlin identifies this map as state 2 of Sanson's 1669 map. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Elaborate medallion lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: McLaughlin 45; Wagner 399; Tooley 8 and 9; Leighly 53; BN Sanson V E (213). Verso Text: MS note: 209.
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Kashnor notes, "A second edition of Jaillot's map, showing California, with the Terre de Jesso only separated from it by a strait." California is shown as an island. McLaughlin identifies as State 1. Canada or Nouvelle France stretches across most of northern America except for Virginie, N. Hollande and N. Angleterre, squeezed against East Coast. Alternate title above neat line. Decorative cartouche. A second cartouche surrounds a scale in six different units. . Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Yes. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: Phillips 522; McLaughlin 113 (state1); Wheat 74; Leighly 98.. Verso Text: MS note: No. 5.
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Alternate title in MS on cover. Detailed map with tracks of explorers including Cook. Furneaux, Clark & Gore. Upper cartouche: "On trouve à Paris, chez le Sr. Desnos, Libraire, Ingenr. Géogre. du Roy de Dannemark, Rue St. Jacques, au Globe, toutes les Cartes des différents Auteurs. Par le St. Jaillot; et augmentée des Voyages et Découvertes du Célèbre Capitaine Cook qui, après avoir porté l'art Naval jusqu'au dernier degré de la har diesse, et avoir achevé la reconnoissance du Globe, a terminé sa glorieuse carriere de la maniere la plus tragique en 1779; ayant été assomé et poignard�� par les Insulaires d'O-why-hée située près du Tropique du Cancer, dans la Mer du Sud, On a ajouté aux Découvertes de ce grand Navigateur les Voyages de ceux qui ont fait avec lui le tour du Monde. Par M. Brion de la Tour Ingénieur-Géographe du Roi, Auteur de l'Atlas Général destiné spécialement à l'instruction de la jeune Noblesse de l'Ecole Royale Militaire en 1789." Lower catouche: "Avis Les Routes des celebres Navigateurs tracées sur cette Mappe-Monde sont désignees par differentes couleurs, Celles du Capitaine Cook en bleu, Celles de Capitaines Clark et Gore en vert, Celles du Capitaine Furneaux en jaune, a Paris, Chez le Sr. Desnos Ingr. Geographe et Libraire de Sa Majesté Danoise rue St. Jacques au Globe où se trouvent les Cartes du Fond du Sr. Jaillot et celles de differens Auteurs, 1782." Original map by Nicolas Sanson, redrawn on a larger scale and with fresh embellishments by Jaillot, who had acquired the plates after Sanson's death. One of the earliest editions of this map, as redrawn by Jaillot, is dated 1674, and appears in Sanson's Atlas nouveau, 1689--Cf. Tooley, R.V. A dictionary of mapmakers; Fordham, H.G. Some notable surveyors; and RB 180718. Cartouche: Gods & Goddesses. Figures in surround, elaborate art work. Prime meridian: Fer. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: Mappemonde.
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