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World (The), including the late Discoveries, by Capt. Cook and other Circumnavigators

Description: Kashnor notes, "Circumnavigators, Eastern and Western hemispheres, with chart of the North Pole, carefully laid down to the present time by Thos. Bowen." Kashnor gives date as ca. 1780. Vined cartouche. Submap of Polar Region. Figures of Celestial Globe, Terrestrial Globe, The Orrery, Azimuth Compass.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-mapsArt WorkCartouche. Verso Text: MS note: A40.
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Date: ca. 1780
Call number: 105:059 S
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New Map of the World, with Captain Cook's Tracks, his Discoveries and those of the other Circumnavigators

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Kashnor notes, "Probably the last map issued before the discoveries of Vancouver and La Perouse. Locates New Albion, Drake's Harbor, Port Monterey, Dixon's Strait, Nootka and Fuca Entrance." See 105:271M for a later version (1812). Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 48.

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New Map of the World, with Captain Cook's Tracks, his Discoveries and those of the other Circumnavigators

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Kashnor notes, "Locates San Francisco, P. Sir Francis Drake, Port Diego, and Monterey Bay; also the Oregon River." See 105:048 for an earlier version (1794). Vancouver Island now appears and Tasmania is separated. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 271.

105:271 M

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New Map of the World, with Captain Cook's Traacks, His Discoveries and Those of the Other Circumnavigators

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Kashnor notes, "Shows all the west coast and locates the Oregon River,Vancouver's discoveries, and it is one of the earliest English maps to locate Great Salt Lake under the name of Nadonessis." Decorative surround.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 560.

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The World with the Latest Discoveries. Drawn & Engraved by James Wallis

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Kashnor notes, "Locates Drake's Bay and New Albion, Nootka Sound and Port Banks." Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 303.

105:303 S

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A new and correct map of the World : laid down according to the newest observations & discoveries in several different Projections : including the trade winds monsoons variation of the compass and illustrated with a Coelestrial Planisphere, the various systems of Ptolemy, Copernicus, and Tycho Brahe. Together with the appearances of the planets &c

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Having five different projections showing California as an Island. ;Sold by George Wildey at ye Great Toy and Print Shop, ye corner of Ludgate Street next St. Pauls Church Yard London. ; Submaps: Seven different projections of earth, two celestial, numerous heavenly body representations.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps.

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Map of the World

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Kashnor notes, "Shows a good coastline to the North-West and Alaska, locating New Albion, Nootka Sound, River of the West, and shows Cook's track to Icy Cape." Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving.

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