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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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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.
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Gift of Mrs. Homer Crotty, November 1991 MS notes: EE 3 50 5.00. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Watermark: Crowned device VI. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notres: Bowles North America 493932.
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Kashnor notes, "North of New Albion we have 'Opening discovered by Martin d'Aguilar in 1603,' forming the mouth of the 'River of the West.' Further north is 'Opening discovered by Juan de Fuca in 1592. In this opening is an Island With a High Mountain in the Form of a Pillar.' This map locates the Indian nations, and shows the chain of forest around the Great Lakes." Note this is a second state of map 105:237A. Table of European holdings. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues (inaccurate). Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Crowned fleur di lis IV. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche.
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Kashnor notes, "North of New Albion we have 'Opening discovered by Martin d'Aguilar in 1603,' forming the mouth of the 'River of the West.' Further north is 'Opening discovered by Juan de Fuca in 1592. In this opening is an Island With a High Mountain in the Form of a Pillar.' This map locates the Indian nations, and shows the chain of forest around the Great Lakes." Note this is probably the first state of map 105:237, and the one covered by the RLIN record. Table of European holdings.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues (inaccurate). Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: IHS Willedary Device With sub VC. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche.
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the coast-line of the North-West from California to Alaska before the discoveries of Vancouver. It curiously locates the Oregon River flowing from a range of mountains, in the neighborhood of present day Montana, into the entrance of Juan de Fuca Straits." Britain is shown as possessing Alaska. Table: A Particular Subdivision of America amongst the Several Powers to which it at Present Belongs.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Azimuthal. Verso Text: MS note:548.
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Kashnor notes, "This is one of the earliest English maps to locate Mount Nevada in California, where are also located New Albion, Monterey, Port Sir Francis Drake, Mount St. Martin." Moll rails against French mapmakers at the bottom of this map. Note detailed map of Pepy's Island (nonexistent.) McLaughlin dates as [1711], notes this map as State 2 and gives appeared in information. Twelve submaps. Isle Chiloe, Bay of Guiaquil, Port of Baldivia, Chart from England to the Ananoca, Peypes or Pepys Island, Straits of Magellan, Isthmus of Darien, Gallapagos Islands, Juan Fernandez Island, Gulf of Nicoya, Gulf of Ampalla, Port of Acapulco.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. References: McLaughlin 181; Phillips 554; Wagner 498.. Verso Text: MS note: 192..
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