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Kashnor notes, "A rare map, issued specially for British Troops serving in the Revolutionary War." Sub map of Lake George Surveyed in 1756 by Capt. Jackson. Shows naval action at Valcour Island and Buttonmold Bay in Oct. 1776. Sub map of Lake George, Surveyed in 1756. by Capt. Jackson.. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles, British. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Crowned fleur-di-lis V I. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: 18 MS note: 112.
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Kashnor notes, "One of the best of the English Treaty Maps. Shows the Illinois Country and the country runs north to the Lake of the Woods; also locates Carver's wintering place in 1755." Articles I-III of the treaty (lower right). Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 397 35.
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Kashnor notes, "Locates Nieuw Netherland Territory, with Nieu Amsterdam on Manhattan, and Hellegat, also Nieu Plimouth and Briston in Nieu England." McCorkle gives 1635 date, suggest that Lake Iricoisiensis is confusion between Lake Champlain and Lake Winnepessaukee. Based on language and signature on verso, Van der Krogt dates this edition to between 1640 and 1643. Cartouche: Indians and Belgian shield; numerous figures and animals. Indian village. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: McCorkle 635.1. Verso Text: Printed in French: La Nouvelle Belgique, & la Nouvelle Angleterre 3; C. MS note: 493.
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the Illinois country and, further west, locates Ajaouez (Iowa). To the north-west is shown Lake Winnepeg with the St. Charles or Assiniboine River, and a little south is the elbow of the River of the West, showing the course much the same as that of the Columbia. A scarce and interesting western map." Numerous wormholes. MS note: 418 (on backing) 1760 on map. . Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 418 (on backing).
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Kashnor notes, " A good map of the Western country to the Mississippi at the junction with the Illinois River. Locates Canahogue, near the position of present-day Cleveland ; this implies there was a village therabouts in those days. This is the only map of the period which shows this." Inset map of Carolina coast. MS note: 99 (upper right). Possible duplicate 105:646. McCorkle provides appeared in info. Submap: Supplément pour la Caroline. Cartouche: flowered. MS 99 (upper right).. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues, miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Watermark: Letytering device. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-mapsCartouche. References: McCorkle 755.37. Verso Text: MS notes: Vaugondy 1755 Partie de L. O. N. Cours de l. Ohio et Etas Unis. 99 Stamp: Coursdel'Ohio..
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Includes "Observations" on the island including "The Dotted Line along the Coast denotes the Fifty Paces belonging to the King." See 093:768 for a later copy. Prime meridian: London, Ferro. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Feet, leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Watermark: Crowned fleur-di-lis. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 767 49.
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