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    Western Hemisphere. Pinkerton's Modern Atlas

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    Kashnor notes, "Locates San Francisco, Drake's Harbour, San Gabriel, the Columbia or Oregon River, and shows a very correct coastline from California to Alaska." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 300.

    105:300 M

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    Western Hemisphere

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    Kashnor notes, "Includes Polynesia. Shows a fine coastline to California and the North-West, and locates New Albion, San Francisco, Monterey, Mission of San Luis, &c." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: Ms note: 299.

    105:299 M

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    Carte de la Partie de la Cote Nord-Ouest de l'Amérique

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    Kashnor notes, "Shows the tracks up the coast, and locates San Francisco, Monterey, the Columbia with Point Vancouver, Gray's Harbour, Puget Sound and Vancouver Island." "Reconnue pendant les Etéts de 1792, 1793, et 1794. depuis 29° 54' de Latitude Nord et 244° 33' de Longitude Orientale jusqu au Cap Douglas par 58° 52' de Latitude et 207° 20' de Longitude. Par le Captaine George Vancouver commandant le Découverte et le Chatham avec les routes de ces deux Batimens: Redigée par le Lieutenant Edward Roberts, d'aprés les Reconnaisances et les oobservations." "Nos. 9 et 30 (upper right)." Kashnor dates as ca. 179-. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 699.

    105:699 M

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    A New Chart of the World on Wright's or Mercator's Projection in which are Exhibited All the Parts Hitherto Explored or Discovered with the Tracks of the British Circumnavigators Byron, Wallis, Carteret and Cook, &c. and the track of la Pérouse in the Pacific Ocean

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    Kashnor notes, "A valuable map of the North-West Coast, showing the discoveries and tracks of La Perouse and Vancouver, 1793-95. It locates Drake's Harbour and Monterey in California, and the Columbia River is still called the Oregon." See 105:043 and 105:261 for this map as issued in 1794, 093:044 and 105:262 for an 1800 version. Minimum cartouche with compass rose on top. Published information moved to make room for reference to la Pérouse.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 263 3.

    105:263 M

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    Hemisphere Oriental

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    Kashnor notes, "Includes Manila and the Philippines." "Dressé en 1720 pour l'usage particular du Roy sur les Observation Astronomiques et Geographiques raportées le meme dand l'Histoire et dans le memoires de l'Academie Rle. des Sciences Par Guillaume Delisle premier Geographe. de Sa Majesté de la meme Academie." "Delahaye Sculp." Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Azimuthal. Watermark: Chained Maltese cross device. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 744 4.

    105:744 M

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    Bowles's New Four-Sheet Map of the World on Mercator's Projection Exhibiting the Several Quarters of the Globe divided into their respective Empires, Kingdoms, States, &c. agreeable to latest Treaties and Political Regulations now existing Together with all the New Discoveries and most interesting Tracks of those eminent circumnavigators Cook, Byron, Bougainville, Perouse, Vancouver, &c

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    Kashnor notes, "A scarce and interesting map of the North-West Coast, showing the tracks of Cook and La Perouse up the coast of Alaska. Locates Fort Vancouver, and the Columbia River, Drake's Harbour and other towns on the California coast." Seven Compass Roses, variable latitude and longitude scales with explanation for use. Cartouche flanked by two mariners, possibly Cook and Vancouver.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues.. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheCompass Roses. Verso Text: MS. notes: Tanner Speenhandand; No. 8; John Othen, 1870; Fred Boyer, 3437529609165; 27; 210/56; 350/58.

    093:008 M