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Hemisphère Occidental ou du Nouveau Monde
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Hémisphére Occidental ou du Nouveau Monde
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the whole of the North-West coast to Alaska, with part of Kamtschatka, also locates Nootka and the Coppermine River, this latter was evidently taken from Hearne's narrative while in the possession of La Perouse." Kashnor dates publication date as ca. 1786. "Publié sous les Auspices de Monseigneur Louis Philippe, Duc d'Orléans, Premier Prince du Sang. Par le Sr. d'Anville, de l'Acadamié Royale des Belles Lettres, et de celle des Sciences de Petersbourg, Sécrétaire de S? Alt? Ser? MDCCLXI (1761) Revu et augmenté des Nouvelles découvertes en 1786 par M. Barbié du Bocage. Actuellement chez Demanna, rue de l'Ortie viz-a-viz le logement du Premiere Géographe. G. De la Haye." Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 148961.
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Carte de l'Oceanie ou Coinquime Partie du Monde
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Kashnor notes, "Shows North America to the latitude of Nootka, and locates the Columbia or Oregon with Forts Astoria and Clatsop, also San Francisco, San Carlos, Monterey, and San Juan." Divides the South Pacific into areas of Malasian, Melanesian, Polynesian, and Micronesian peoples with outline color. Submap depicts eastern Australian settlements (New South Wales) as reported by the British Admiralty in 1833.. Prime meridian: Paris. Relief: hachures. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: Tag: Océanie from Charles Simonneau, Gravuer. Signature on label: Edw. Denny (?).
105:221 M
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Kaart Aaanwyzende de Wegen langs welken de Heer Hearne in de Jaaren 1770,1771, en 1772, zyne beide Landtogten gedaan heeft ter ontdekkinge van de Kopermijn Rivier onder't bestuur van de Maatschappy der Hudson's Baai
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Kashnor notes, "A rare map of Hearne's journey to the Coppermine River." Hearne's routes shown in hand color. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Mercator. Watermark: Crowned coat-of-arms, Adriaan Rocce. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS. note: 26.
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New Map of the World, with Captain Cook's Tracks, his Discoveries and those of the other Circumnavigators
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Kashnor notes, "Probably the last map issued before the discoveries of Vancouver and La Perouse. Locates New Albion, Drake's Harbor, Port Monterey, Dixon's Strait, Nootka and Fuca Entrance." See 105:271M for a later version (1812). Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 48.
105:048 M
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Map of the North Polar Regions, from the most recent and authentic Voyages Shewing the Probable Success of the Present Expedition and the tracks of H. M. Ships Shannon & Meleager, Capt. Broughton, also that of the Isabella and Alexander in search of a N. W. Passage, by Captain Ross in 1818, and the subsequent discoveries made by Captns. Parry, Franklin, Scoresby and Cochrane in the years 1819, 1820, 1821, 1822 & 1823, 1824 & 1825. [Dedication] To Sir Philip Bowes Verc Broke, Bart, K. C. B Captain of the Shannon, this map is most respectfully dedicated by his much obliged and humble friend, Henry Martin Leake, Lieut., R. N serving in the Shannon
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the tracks of Cockrane to Kamtschatka, Franklin to the Coppermine, and the old boundary between Russian and British America at longitude 141." Descriptive notes lower left and right describe voyages of Ross, Parry, Cochrane, Scoresby, and Franklin. Map first issued in 1818 has been modified to include voyages returning as late as 1825. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Polar. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS. note: 42.
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L'Asie Divisée en les principales Parties ou Les Empires Roiaumes Etats et Peuples
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Kashnor notes, "Shows a good map of the Philippines and all that was known of Kamtschatka." Kashnor dates as ca. 1740. Cartouche: minimal decoration.. "Sont distingues les uns des autres Par le Sieur Sanson Geographe ordinaire du Roy Revue et changée en plusieurs endroits sur les Memoires les pluis recents et essujetie aux Observations astronomiques Par le Sr. Robert Geog. ord. du Roy." Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 737.
105:737 M