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Mappe-Monde Dresée a l'usage du Roy. Par Guillaume Delisle Premier Geographe de S. M

Description: Kashnor notes, "The western coast of America goes no further north than Cape Blanc, but California is a peninsula, although the gulf is very incorrectly represented. New Guinea appears as part of Australia. The route of Tasmon's voyage in 1642 is shown. This is one of Delisle's earlier maps, which show California as a peninsula." This is a copy of L'Isle's 1700 map (093:180) with added border art, redone cartouche, the tip of South America corrected, the Solomon Islands moved. Compare with 093:181M which Kashnor dated as [1720]. This map has a more correctly drawn California peninsula. Frisland is no longer shown below Greenland on this map. RLIN record gives appeared in information. Cartouche - figures representing four continents. Royal crest center. . Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheSub-maps. References: Shirley 603 (mentioned). Verso Text: MS notes: 181.
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Date: 15 April 1720
Call number: 105:244 M
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Carte D'Amerique Dresée pour l'Usage du Roy Par Guillaume Delisle premier Geographe de Sa Majesté de l'Acadaemie Royale des Sciences

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Kashnor notes, "Terminates the west coast of America at "Entrée decouvert par Martin d'Aquilar," and locates San Francisco and Monterey. Shows California as a peninsula and as a separate province." See 105:214 for an earlier version of this map. This map a reprint of the original 1722 map, done by Phillipe Buache in 1745. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Device with petalled circle lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 215 76.

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Carte d'Amerique : dresée pour l'usage du Roy / par Guillaume Delisle premier Geographe de Sa Majesté de l'Acadaemie Royale des Sciences

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Kashnor notes, "Includes the west coast of Europe and Africa, and that of North America as far as "Entrée decouvert par Martin d'Aquilar," locating Port S. Francisco, Santa Fe in New Mexico, and showing Louisiana reaching to the Rockies." Alt. title at head of page. See 105:215 for a later version of this map. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 214.

105:214 M

Mappe-Monde Dresée sur les Observations de Mrs. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et quelques autres et sur les memoires les plus recens. Par M. de L'Isle

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Kashnor notes, "One of the earliest maps to show California with a continuous coastline, and showing the tracks of St. Antoine [1710], Mandana and Quir, Tasman, and other discoverers." This is a copy of L'Isle's 1700 map (093:180) with added border art, redone cartouche, the tip of South America corrected, the Solomon Islands moved. Kashnor dates as [1720] as does Shirley. This map shows corrections from 105:245 in Siberia, but the east coast of Korea is shown in the manner of the 1700 map. Name corrections in Africa on 105:245 do not appear. Compare with 105:244M dated 1720 with a less westerly trending California peninsula and Frisland no longer shown below Greenland. Route of the Mississippi and shape of Hudson's Bay follow the 1700 map, indicating this map may have been printed before the dated 105:244M copy and before the undated 105:245. Cartouche - figures representing four continents. Four submaps, arctic and antarctic polar views, one centered on Paris, another on Paris antipode. Merman and Mermaid with sailing vessels lower margin.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheSub-maps. References: Shirley 603 (mentioned). Verso Text: MS notes: 181.

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Carte du Paraguay, du Chili, du Detroit de Magellan &c : dressée sur les descriptions des PP. Alfonse d'Ovalle, et Nicolas Techo et sur les relations et memoires de Brouwer, Narbouroug, Mr. de Beauchesne & / par Guillaume de l'Isle Geographe de l'Academie Royale des Sciences

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This is a copy of Visscher's map, see 093:632. See also 093:633, 093:635 for other versions. Kashnor dates as ca. 1720. RLIN record suggests 1718. Cartouche: Figures. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: M W. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 924.

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Kashnor notes, "Shows the west coast of North America as far as 45 deg., beyond which 'On n'a pas de connoissances sures des bornes de ce-côte-ci.' In the Southern Pacific are shown the 'Antipodes des principales Villes d'Europe.' Australia is given with a conjectural eastern coast; Tasmania does not appear, but a portion of the western coast of New Zealand is included in the Western Hemisphere. The routes of Anson and Caradonga are marked. An interesting map." Kashnor identifies the maker as [Jean Palariet]. See 105:039M for rework of this map by Robert de Vaugondy in 1783. Climate zones shown Eastern Hemisphere. Antipodes on Western Hemisphere.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Watermark: Large coat of arms with fleur de lis.. Printing Process: Copper engraving.

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Carte de la terre ferme du Perou, du Bresil et du pays des Amazones : dressée sur les descriptions de Herrera de Laet, et des PP. d'Acuña, et M. Rodriguez, et sur plusieurs relations et observations posterieures / par Guillaume Del'Isle, Geographe de l'Academie Royale des Sciences

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See 093:646M for a later copy by Buache, also 093:686M; for Homann copy, 093:682M. Note this is a reduced size copy with inferior engraving, see cartouche. Kashnor dates this copy as ca. 1720. Cartouche: Amazon warriors. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Chained Maltese cross lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 682 30.

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