New Map of South America, Shewing it's General Divisions, Chief Cities & Towns Rivers, Mountains &c. Dedicated to His Highness William Duke of Gloucester

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  A New Map of the Terraqueous Globe according to the Ancient Discoveries and most general Divisions of it into Continents and Oceans. Dedicated to his Highness William Duke of Gloucester

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  Kashnor notes, "Shows all the American Continent, with the North-West Coast reaching above California, which is represented as an island." On North America, "This Continent with the adjoining Islands is generally supposed to have been Anciently unknown thought there are not wanting some, who will have even the Continent its self to be no other than the Insula Atlantis of the Ancients." Kashnor dates as 1698, Shirley dates 1700-01. This is the first world map in Wells' atlas, see also 093:047M for another copy. 093:198M is the second similar map from the same atlas, per Shirley. Folder contains reproduction copy. Cartouche of Britannia and coat-of-arms. Vignette of Radcliffe Camera of Oxford, student and teacher, sailing ships at new lands. . Prime meridian: London. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Watermark: WAH. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheVignettes. References: Shirley 608, BM Maps, Vol. 15, col 33 38e.1; Phillips 531; Wagner 467..

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  New Map of South America from the Latest Authorities

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  Kashnor attributes this map to [Samuel Lewis] and dates as ca. 1800. Prime meridian: London, Philadelphia. Relief: hachures. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 616.

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  Carte de l'Amerique Septentrionale 1754

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  Kashnor notes, "Shows the coast of California and the North-West to the supposed Strait of Anain. Kashnor states publication as Paris, dates as [1755] and attributes to [Jean Palariest]. See 105:217M for variant map. RLIN record identifies maker as Palairet, publication place as London, date as 1755. MS notes: By Jean Palariat 1755. 13. (upper right). Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles (naut.), leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Crowned fluer-di-lis IV. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS notes: 167 13.

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  A New Map of North America Shewing its Principal Divisions, Chief Cities, Townes, Rivers, Mountains &c. Dedicated to His Highness William Duke of Glocester

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  Kashnor notes, "Shows California as an island and locates New Albion of Sr. Francis Drake; also shows New Mexico, locating Santa Fe." McLaughlin identifies this as state 4 of this map, printed 1704 or later and gives appeared in information. MS note: N. America (lower right). Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: McLaughlin 142; Wagner 466; Tooley 69 (Plate 53); Leighly 116 (Plate XXII, State 4) . Verso Text: MS notes: 105/268 N. America C38 268.

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  New and Accurate Map of Louisiana, with Part of Florida and Canada, and the Adjacent Countries, Drawn from Surveys, assisted by the most approved English & French Maps & Charts. The whole being regulated by Astronl. Observations, by Eman. Bowen

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  Kashnor notes, "This shows the boundaires of Louisiana according to the French claims which led to war. It is a good map of the Illinois country, locates Chicago, also of New Mexico, with the location of Santa Fe, Taos, and other towns." Kashnor dates ca. 1745, RLIN record suggests 1745. Cartouche: with Indian.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Fluer-di-lis V(?) A G. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: Wheat cv.1, no.122.

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  New Map of the most Considerable Plantations of the English in America Dedicated to His Highness William Duke of Glocester

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  Kashnor notes, "With inset maps of New Scotland, Carolina, Jamaica, Bermudas and Barbadoes." Kashnor dates as [1698]. McCorkle suggests 1700, gives appeared in information. Submaps: Carolina; New Scotland; I. of Jamaica; Bermudaz or Sommers Isles; I of Barbados. MS note:461 (on backing). Prime meridian: London. Relief: no. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. References: McCorkle 700.9. Verso Text: MS note: 93/461 (on backing).

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