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![Carte du Mexique et de la Floride des Terres Angloises et des Isles Antilles du Cours et des Environs de la Riviere de Mississipi. Dresée Sur un grand nombre de memoires principalemt sur ceux de Mrs. d'Iberville et le Sueur. Par Guillaume Del'Isle Geographer de l'Academie Royale des Scie[n]ces A Paris Chéz l'Auteur sur le Quaide l'Horloge Privilege du Roy po.20 ans 1703](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Frail.huntington.org%2FIIIF3%2FImage%2F22APN4KV2YR6%2Ffull%2F%5E360%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&w=750&q=75)
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the country which soon afterwards belonged to the Mississippi Company, and gives a good map of New Mexico, locating Santa Fe and Taos." Ambiguous California, Colorado flows into Gulf of California, but at an angle. Floride and Nouvelle France merge in midcountry, English colonies hug the east coast, Mexico extends south to Panama. This is the second state per Rosenthal. See 093:465M for a later state of this map. Cartouche with natives. Erasures in scale area and inside cartouche.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Chained maltese cross I D with castle?. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: Cumming 137; Wheat 84; Tooley (Amer.) p.23; Schwartz pl.82; Wagner 474.. Verso Text: MS note: 464.
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Buache's later reprint of L'Isle's 1703 map. See 093:682M for original. Cartouche: Amazon warriors.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Circular device lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS notes: 646 S5.
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Kashnor notes, "a good impression of a rare map. Locates P. S. Francisco Draco, Bay of Monterey, Santa Barbara, San Diego, while above is shown the Strait of Anian. An important map, showing the development of the cartography of California." Most sought after map of this genre. Two cartouches with cherubs. MS note: 211 (on backing). Relief: no. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: McLaughlin 3; Phillips 473 & 474; Wagner 394; Tooley 22; Leighly 47; Koeman IV, Goos 1B(40); Goss plate 37..
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See 105:945 for another copy, 105:471M for a later copy. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Watermark: Chained maltese cross lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: Tooley, French Mapping of the Americas 54; Phillips 1055.. Verso Text: MS note: 721.
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Kashnor notes, "Shows New Mexico, and locates Santa Fe, Taos, and other towns. The course of the Missouri reaches above the junction of the R. de Panis, and Checagou is located on Lac de Illinois." Florida extends west to cover Texas, and north to include Kentucky. Cartouche with natives.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Chained Maltese cross. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 93-399 27.
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Kashnor notes, "Shows California as an island, with the "Detroit de Anien" at its northern extremity. Locates Nouvelle Albion, Pt. de Francisco Draco, Monte Rey, and San Diego." McLaughlin identifies this map as state 2 of Sanson's 1669 map. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Elaborate medallion lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: McLaughlin 45; Wagner 399; Tooley 8 and 9; Leighly 53; BN Sanson V E (213). Verso Text: MS note: 209.
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