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Battlefields in front of Nashville where the United States Forces commanded by Major General Geo. H. Thomas defeated and routed the Rebel Army under General Hood December 15th & 16th 1864



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    A New and Accurate Map of Peru, and the country of the Amazones

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    Kashnor notes, "Indicates Parima Lake and the famour city of El Dorado two degrees North of the Equator." Kashnor dates as ca. 1760. RLIN record suggests 1747 as publication data. Cartouche: Decorative shell.. "Drawn from the most authentick French Maps &c. and Regulated by Astronomical Observations. By Eman. Bowen." "No. 118 (lower left)" Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 933.

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    Map of North America, Exhibiting the recent discoveries., Geographical & Nautical

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    Kashnor notes, "Shows the Oregon boundary according to the treaty. Shows almost a continuous coastline from Cape Barrow to the mouth of the Fish River, locating Dease and Simpson's discoveries." Kashnor dates [1846], RLIN record dates as 1854, however state of information inland from San Francisco indicates earlier date as more probable. The 48th parallel border between Canada and the United States has been extended by coloring, not a printed correction. This map seems identical to 105:239M except for this hand correction. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 240.

    105:240 M

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    Map of Massachusetts Proper Compiled from Actual Surveys made by Order of the General Court, and under the inspection of Agents of their appointment, By Osgood Carleton

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    Kashnor notes, "Includes a fine engraved view drawn by G. Graham, and indicates the positions of roads, boundaries, public buildings, rivers, ponds, bridges, minerals, &c." "Engraved by Joseph Callender and Samuel Hill, Boston, 1801. Vignette drawn by G. Graham." Cartouche: large cartouche with Indian figure, pastoral scene.. Prime meridian: London, Washington. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS notes: No. 32 32 P6 Map of Massachusetts, 1801. Carleton. Map of Massachusetts By Osgood Carleton. 1801. 534..

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    Kashnor notes, "A good map of California and the North-West, locating San Francisco, Hyerba Buena, Santa Barbara, Lake Yentaw, &c. Shows Oregon with boundary, but the coast, colored red as if British, south of the Columbia, and locates Clatsop, Forts Vancouver, Nezperces, Okanagan, and Colville." Kashnor dates ca. 1840, RLIN record dates as 1854, however state of information inland from San Francisco indicates earlier date as more probable. Also the 48th parallel border between Canada and the United States extending only to the Rocky Mountains. See also 105:240M. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 239.

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    Battle of Brandywine in which the Rebels were defeated, September the 11th 1777

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    Kashnor notes, "An exceedingly rare war plan. It was engraved from the plan drawn on the spot by Lieut. S. W. Werner, of the Hessian Artillery under Knyphausen." Includes references to the movements of troops under Lt. General Earl Cornwallis and those under Lieut Genl. Knyphausen. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Yards. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 69.

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