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Bowles's New One-Sheet Map of North America, divided into its Provinces, Colonies, States, &c. by J. Palairet, Geographer lately revised and improved with many additions, from D'Anville, Mitchel, & Bellin, by L. Delarochette
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Bowles's new pocket map of North America : divided into it's provinces, colonies, states, &c. / by J. Palairet, geographer lately revised and improved with many additions from D'Anville, Mitchel, & Bellin. by L. Delarochette
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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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Map of North America by J. Palairet With considerable Alterations & Improvements from D'Anville, Mitchell & Bellin. by L. Delarochette
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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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Bowle's New One Sheet Map of America, divided into its Kingdoms, States, Governmts. and other Subdivisions: laid down from Observations of the most Celebrated Geographers
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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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Virgin Islands from English and Danish Surveys, bt Thomas Jefferys Geographer to the King Corrected and Improved by Captain James Waring 1797
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Submaps: Plan of Peters Island; Harbour or Road to Tortola. Vignettes: (11) views of islands from shipboard.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: VignettesSub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: 842.
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New & Exact Map of the Coast, Countries and Islands within the Limits of the South Sea Company from the River Aranoca to Terra del Fuego, and from thence through the South Sea, to the North Part of California &c. With a View of the General and Coasting Trade-Winds. And particular Draughts of the most important Bays, Ports. &ce. According to the Newest Observations, By Herman Moll Geographer
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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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Bowles's New One-Sheet Map of Jamaica, Divided into its Parishes, &c. from the Actual Surveys of Sheffield and others
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Submap: General plan of Port Royal [showing before and after earthquake dimensions].. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: 788.
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