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Northern Hemisphere, projected on the Plane of the Horizon of London

Description: 'Kashnor notes, "A good map of Alaska and the North-West. Traces the Mackenzie and Columbia Rivers, and gives a fairly correct map of the Canadian North-West." Note regarding scale, "The scale is quite correct only for distances from London;..." Sticker lower right : No. 6 Circular map.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS. note: 93/53.
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Date: 20th Sept 1816
Call number: 093:053 M
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Northern Hemisphere; Southern Hemisphere

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Kashnor notes, "The Northern Hemisphere shows the knowledge of the North-West to date, giving locations to Nootka Sound, De Fuca's Entrance, Port Banks, K. William Sound, Cook's River, etc." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Polar, dual hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS. note: 40..

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New Map of the North Parts of America claimed by France under the Names of Louisiana, Mississipi, Canada and New France with the adjoining Territories of England and Spain

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Kashnor notes, "Shows the far west taken from a French map, and locates a fairly correct course of the Missouri, notes La Hontan's limit ending in the Great Lake, and gives a good map of New Mexico, with the City of Santa Fe. A rare early western map." View of Indian fort of Sasquesahanck. Two submaps. Scale for determining distance on a Mercator scale map. McLaughlin identifies this as first edition. Submaps: Map of the Mouth of the Mississipi & Mobile Rivers, &c.; Harbour of Annapolis Royal. Vignette: The Indian Fort at Sasquesahanok. Bromsall coat of arms.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: VignettesSub-maps. References: McLaughlin 197.. Verso Text: MS note: No. 9.

093:468 M

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North America Corrected from the Observations Communicated to the Royal Society at London, and the Royal Academy at Paris. by John Senex F.R.S. 1710

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Kashnor notes, "A map containing many interesting features. It shows a correct map of Hudson's Bay and locates Churchill River, Fort Bourbon (French) at Port Nelson, New Severn Fort and Fort Rupert. In the west is shown La Hontain's farthest, with his plan of the Columbia River as drawn on deer-skins by the Indians, as well as the observation on the Great Salt Lake, 30 leagues broad by 300 leagues long. It was the best map of North America at the time." Natives in cartouche, coat of arms below.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 238.

093:238 M

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Western Hemisphere. Pinkerton's Modern Atlas

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Kashnor notes, "Locates San Francisco, Drake's Harbour, San Gabriel, the Columbia or Oregon River, and shows a very correct coastline from California to Alaska." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 300.

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Western Hemisphere

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Kashnor notes, "Includes Polynesia. Shows a fine coastline to California and the North-West, and locates New Albion, San Francisco, Monterey, Mission of San Luis, &c." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: Ms note: 299.

105:299 M

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Hydrographical Chart of the World: according to Wrights or Mercators Projection

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Kashnor notes, "A fine map of the North-West coast, locating many points from California to Alaska, including San Francisco, San Gabriel, San Juan and San Diego, the Columbia River and the Russian Factories. It is also a correct map of Australia and the South Seas." A very large map. Cartouche - carved monolith.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Engraving/ Etching?. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS notes 172 4 sheets. Tags "World S. W." (typ.).

093:172 M

Northern Hemisphere, projected on the Plane of the Horizon of London

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