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Chart of the River la Plata, from its Mouth up to Buenos-Ayres. Surveyed by Order of the King of Spain in the Year 1789. Revised and corrected in 1794, by several Officers of the Royal Navy
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Chart of Rio de la Plata, from an Actual Survey
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the course of the la Plata to above Buenos Ayres at Port Carroras." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 636.
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A New and Accurate Chart (from Captain Holland's Surveys) of the North American Coast, for the Navigation between Cape Cod in New England, and the Havanna in the Gulf of Florida
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Submaps of harbors, tables, remarks. This is an earlier edition of RLIN record NYPGR45193985-M. MS notes: 159-160 Submaps: Plan of the Entrance and Harbour of St. Augustin; Plan of the Mouth of the Nassau River; Plan of the Inlet of the St. Mary's River;Plan of the Harbour of Port Royal; Plan of the Bar and Harbour of Charleston; Chart of New York Harbour. Tables of sailing directions. Remarks on Lighthouses.. "Respectfully Inscribed To the Honourable Thomas Jefferson, Vice President of the United States of North America By his most obedient humble Servants, Rt. Laurie & J. Whittle. Fleet Street 1800." "MS note in red: Note. This Chart is accompanied by the Book entitled "Laurie and Whittle's New Sailing Directions for the Coasts and Harbours of North America. An Inproved Edition. 1809." Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: 537.
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A New & Correct Chart of Cuba, Streights of Bahama, Windward Passage, the Current through the Gulf of Florida, with the Soundings &c. By an Officer in the Navy
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Kashnor dates as ca. 1740. Sub-map: A Plan of the Harbour & Town of Havana. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: 381.
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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.
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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, "Also a good plan of the City of Buffalo." Seal of "Survey of the Lakes" 1857.. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles, feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 476.
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