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Colton's Map of the Southern States. Including Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas. Showing also parts of adjoining States & Territories locating the Forts and Military Stations of the U. States & showing all the Rail Roads, R. R. Stations & other internal improvements. Published by J. H. Colton 172 William Street, New York 1862
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North America and the West Indies: a New Map, wherein the British Empire and its limits, according to the difinitive(sic) Treaty of Peace in 1763, are accurately described, and the Dominions possessed by the Spaniards, the French and other European States; the whole compiled from the New Surveys and Authentic Memoirs that have hitherto appeared
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Kashnor notes, "Shows a good map of the Illinois and Ohio country. locating Chicago. The southern boundary of the Hudson's Bay Company territories is along latitude 49, running beyond the Lake of the Woods. In the map are also located the various H. B. Co. forts and factories." Kashnor dates as ca. 1763. Submaps and treaty articles. See 105:669 for another copy. RLIN record suggests 1764 date. Cartouche with Natives. Submaps: Particular Map of Baffin and Hudson's Bay; Map of the Country between Montreal, Albany and Oswego. . Prime meridian: London, Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, Leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheSub-mapsFigures . Verso Text: MS notes: 532 Map c.1783.
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Coast of West Florida and Louisiana by Thos. Jefferys, Geographer to His Majesty.: Peninsula and Gulf of Florida or Channel of Bahama with Bahama Islands, by Thos. Jefferys, Geographer to His Masjesty
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New Map of the North Parts of America claimed by France under the Names of Louisiana, Mississipi, Canada and New France with the adjoining Territories of England and Spain
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the far west taken from a French map, and locates a fairly correct course of the Missouri, notes La Hontan's limit ending in the Great Lake, and gives a good map of New Mexico, with the City of Santa Fe. A rare early western map." View of Indian fort of Sasquesahanck. Two submaps. Scale for determining distance on a Mercator scale map. McLaughlin identifies this as first edition. Submaps: Map of the Mouth of the Mississipi & Mobile Rivers, &c.; Harbour of Annapolis Royal. Vignette: The Indian Fort at Sasquesahanok. Bromsall coat of arms.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: VignettesSub-maps. References: McLaughlin 197.. Verso Text: MS note: No. 9.
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Plan of Port Royal in South Carolina Survey'd by Capn. John Gascoigne
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Kashnor notes, "A very rare war map of South Carolina. It shows the different islands, the chief plantations, the soundings of the harbour and rivers, and indicates places of military importance." [Hilton Head Island is named Trench's Island on this map.] See 105:348 for a later version of this map. Sailing directions. Beautifully hand colored.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 380.
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New Map of Mexico and Adjacent Provinces compiled from Original Documents by A. Arrowsmith
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Kashnor notes, "A fine map, showing the coast of California with much detail. All that is known of Great Salt Lake is indicated by a short outline." Submap of Valley of Mexico, from Mr. Humboldt's map. See 148976 (MBS 105:265) for an earlier copy. Submaps of Valley of Mexico, Acapulco, Veracruz.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: hachures. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 93-194 four sheets. Each sheet labeled: VIII, IX, X, XI.
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General Chart of the West Indies and Gulf of Mexico, describing the Gulf and Windward Passages, Coasts of Florida, Louisiana and Mexico, Bay of Honduras and Mosquito Shore; Coast of the Spanish Main to the Mouth of the Orinoco. Drawn from the Surveys taken by Mr. Geo. Gaulo and others, the New Spanish Charts, &c. and adjusted for Recent Observations. J. Fodd Dessiou; Master of the Royal Navy. Approved by the Chart Committee of the Admiralty. London. Published by W. Faden, Geographer to His Majesty, and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Charing Cross June 4th 1808. Written and engraved by John Roper
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