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New Map of America

Description: Kashnor notes, "printed outline, filled in and coloured by hand. Locates New Albion, St. Francisco, Santa Cruz, San Diego in California; also Juan de Fuca Strait, Skillute, Shishone in Oregon Territory." [May have been a school project.] Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Azimuthal. Watermark: Whatman Turkey Mill. Printing Process: Engraving, etching. Verso Text: MS note: 264.
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Date: ca. 1840
Call number: 105:264 S
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Charte von America : nach astronomischen Bestimmungen, den neuesten Nachrichten und Charten / entworfen von F.L. Güfsefeld [sic]

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Kashnor notes, "Locates Drake's Haven, San Bernardino, Monterey, Juan de Fuca Strait, Nootka, and a good coastline to Alaska." Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Azimuthal. Watermark: Anchor? Figures?. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 227.

105:227 M

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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

Bowles's New Pocket-Map of North America, divided into it's Provinces, Colonies, &c. by J. Palairet, Geographer; lately revised and improved with many additions, from D'Anville, Mitchel, & Bellin, by L. Delarochette

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Kashnor notes, "Shows the Californian coast north to Jaun de Fuca Strait, locating New Albion and Sr. Francis Drake's Harbour. The map was issued during the early part of the American Revolution." Kashnor dates as c. 1776. Shows River of the West and possible connection to the Missouri. Table of land division between nations.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues, paces. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Crowned fleur-di-lis J. Whatman. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 212.

105:212 M

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British North America

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Kashnor notes, "Shows the boundary of Oregon reaching in a semicircle from Juan de Fuca Strait to include the northern part of the Columbia River, and as part of the United States." "Engraved by J. & C. Walker." "Hudson Bay Comps. M.S.S. Parry, Franklin, Beechey, Graab, &ce." See RB 71145 for another copy. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes: 696 30.

105:696 S

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New & Accurate Map of North America including Nootka Sound:

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Kashnor notes, "Locates New Albion and Pt. Sir F. Drake, and shows a good coastline of Alaska." Kashnor dates as ca. 1786. Prime meridian: London. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Q?. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 49. R20..

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Chart exhibiting the New Discoveries in the North & South Pacific Ocean, also those on the North-west Coast of America

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Kashnor notes, "Shows a good coastline to the North-West, and locates Port Sir Fran. Drake, Juan de Fuca Strait, Nootka Sound and other discoveries by Cook." Kashnor notes date as ca. 1780. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving.

105:014 M

New Map of America

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Charte von America : nach astronomischen Bestimmungen, den neuesten Nachrichten und Charten / entworfen von F.L. Güfsefeld [sic]

New Map of the World, with Captain Cook's Tracks, his Discoveries and those of the other Circumnavigators

Bowles's New Pocket-Map of North America, divided into it's Provinces, Colonies, &c. by J. Palairet, Geographer; lately revised and improved with many additions, from D'Anville, Mitchel, & Bellin, by L. Delarochette

British North America

New & Accurate Map of North America including Nootka Sound:

Chart exhibiting the New Discoveries in the North & South Pacific Ocean, also those on the North-west Coast of America