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  Discoveries in the Arctic Sea up to MDCCCLII [1852]

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  Kashnor notes, "Shows Kennedy's track. Extends West to Bank Straits." Lower right corner: 2118. Also shows Hoppner's land track. Three compass roses. See also map 093:019, later edition of this map with expanded western and southern coverage. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS. note: No.18.

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  Discoveries in the Arctic Sea up to MDCCCLIV (1854)

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  Kashnor notes, "a fine map, giving Details of all the Lands discovered as well as the North-West Passage, and the most Northerly Lands of the Continent of America." Later edition of map 093:018 with increased western and southern coverage, more detail of earlier mapped areas. Seven compass roses. MS. notes: 37 x 46-1/2; Ships abandoned; April 1854. Other note unintelligible.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: ARCTIC. Label- Polar, MS. note: No. 19..

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  Océan Atlantique et Mers Adjacentes en quatre feulles Contenant Les Côtes de l'Europe, de l'Afrique et de l'Amérique

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  Kashnor notes, "a scarce map [after Jefferys] issued for the use of the French allies during the Revolution." One map in two sheets. Navigational notes, compass variations, various voyages. Author and appeared in references from RLIN record [this record for upper section] Three compass roses. . Prime meridian: London, Ferro. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Leagues, Marine. Projection: Mercator. Watermark: Chained Maltese Cross Dupys Moyen(?). Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes : 34 (upper) 56 (lower) 63.

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  Discoveries in the Arctic Sea between Baffin Bay and Melville Island;

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  Shewing [sic] the Coasts Explored on the Ice by Capt. Ommanney and the Officers of the Expedition under the command of Capt. H. T. Austin... also by the Honble. Hudson's Bay Co. Expedition under the command of Rear-Admiral John Ross, C.B., and Dr. John Rae, in Wollaston and Victoria Land, in Search of Sir John Franklin, 1850-51. Drawn from the Official Documents, by John Arrowsmith. Tracks of 18 explorers indicating coastlines each explored in search for Franklin. Reference table with color key for various explorers. Description of animals on Melville Island and seen from Victoria Channel. Map extends beyond neatline, northeast corner area section added. Submap of Beechey Island.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Map extends beyond neatline.Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS. note: No. 17.

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  Bowles's New Pocket-Map of the Atlantic or Western Ocean, Laid down from the Latest Discoveries, and Regulated by Numerous Astronomical Observations

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  Kashnor notes, "Showing the coast of America from the Straits of Bell Isle to Florida, with the West Indies and part of South America. Locates all the American Colonies. Issued for the use of mariners during the Revolution." Longitude from London at top, in hours and minutes from London on bottom. Palairet's Atlas from RLIN information. Two compass roses.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Mercator. Watermark: Crowned fluer-di-lis J. Whatman. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Art Work. Verso Text: MS notes: 62 35.

  105:062 M

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  A Chart of the World according to Mercator's Projection wherein are shown the Latest Discoveries By Samuel Dunn, Mathematician

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  Kashnor notes, "Indicates the routes of the principal explorers, and shows a peculiar gulf, marked "Frozen Sea," with "Great Land, Inhabited," north of Behring Strait." See also map 093:062M for a later (1789) version of this map. and 093:190S for later version. See also 105:226M. Compass rose lower center.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Sea leagues 20 in a Degree. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Art Work. Verso Text: MS. note:19, 2. Mercator's Chart of the World..

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