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Carte des Possessions Angloise & Francoises du Continent de l'Amerique Septentrionale 1755

Description: Kashnor notes, "Though bearing a French title and imprint, with all names of places in French, it is obviously an English map issued to show the French claims and the English boundaries as well as French encroachments." McCorkle confirms map as by Kitchin, first edition. See also 105:622M for another copy. Cartouche: flowered.. Prime meridian: London, Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Crowned fleur-di-lis IV. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: McCorkle 755.22. Verso Text: Ms note: 515 partially erased, North America English --- 5..
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Date: 1755
Call number: 093:515 M
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Carte des Possessions Angloise & Francoises du Continent de l'Amerique Septentrionale 1755

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Kashnor notes, "Though bearing a French title and imprint, with all names of places in French, it is obviously an English map issued to show the French claims and the English boundaries as well as French encroachments." McCorkle confirms map as by Kitchin, first edition. See also 093:515M for another copy. Kashnor implies the map is by Jean Palarait, but McCorkle explains that map to be a later copy of the Kitchin map. "Ou trouvera dans le troisiéme volume de la Nouvelle Introduction à la Géographie Moderne, que l'Auteur de l'Atlas Méthodique vient de mettre au jour, la description des pais, des pueples & des colonies de ce continent." Cartouche: flowered.. Prime meridian: London, Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Crowned fleur-di-lis IV. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: McCorkle 755.22. Verso Text: Ms note: 622.

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Carte des Possessions Angloises & Francoises du Continent de l'Amerique Septentrionale

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The original map Was published With accompanying text in Dutch naming Palairet as the cartographer and Otten as publishers. Text missing on ths copy. French built forts are circled in red. MS note: 49. "Kaart van de Engelsche en Fransche Bezittingen in het Vaste Land van Noord America, 1755. " Prime meridian: Ferro, London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: G & I Hot. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: LoWery 415, 420. Verso Text: Ms notes: N.43 34 772/429 150217.

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Carte des Possessions Angloises & Françoises du Continent de l'Amérique Septentrionale Par I. Parlairet Londres 1756

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Kashnor notes, "Indicates by different colours, English and French possessions, also disputed territories, and forts built by the French or taken from the English." Explanation of color use, etc. is given in both French and English. "On trouvera dans le troisiéme volume de la Nouvelle Introduction a la Géographie Moderne, que l'Auteur de l'Atlas Méthodique vient de mettre au jour, la description des pais, des peuples & des colonies de ce continent. Messrs." Prime meridian: London, Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, Leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: McCorkle 755.22. Verso Text: MS notes: (105) 659 Possessions Angloises Frances 1750 [all on backing].

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Carte de l'Amerique Septentrionale

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Author information based on NYPL website. Shows French Canada extending south through Louisiana. Cartouche: flowered. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: XI.

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Partie de l'Amerique Septentrionale, qui comprend le Cours de l'Ohio, la Nlle. Angleterre, la Nlle. York, le New Jersey, la Pennsylvaine, le Maryland la Virginia, la Corline. Par le Robert de Vaugondy Géographe ordinaire du Roi. Avec Privilége 1755

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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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Kashnor notes, "Shows the coast of California and the North-West to the supposed Strait of Anain. Kashnor states publication as Paris, dates as [1755] and attributes to [Jean Palariest]. See 105:217M for variant map. RLIN record identifies maker as Palairet, publication place as London, date as 1755. MS notes: By Jean Palariat 1755. 13. (upper right). Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles (naut.), leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Crowned fluer-di-lis IV. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS notes: 167 13.

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