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America, by J. Arrowsmith
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United States, by J. Arrowsmith
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Kashnor notes, " North of Illinois, the present Wisconsin is called North-West Territory, and it shows the route along the Red River to Pembina and Fort Garry." Proposed canal from Chicago shown. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 447.
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Pacific Ocean, by J. Arrowsmith
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the North-West coast of Alaska, locating Port San Francisco, also with a second title of Port Sir Franc. Drake, Columbia River, with Fort Vancouver and Clatsop, also a map of Australasia and Polynesia." Vancouver Island labeled: Quadra & Vancouver's. Sandwich Islands [Hawaii] noted as: dis'c. by Mendana & named Isles de la Mesa. Map extends beyond neatline.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Engraving. Verso Text: MS. note: 58.
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Map of America
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Kashnor notes, "An important map,. showing the Oregon boundary reaching to the coast at the 49th parallel, and showing Russian-American possessions extending down the coast to Observation Inlet. The northern coast includes the discoveries of Franklin and Richardson, Dease and Simpson." Texas is shown extending north of Santa Fe. See 093:557 for a later version of this map. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 556.
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Map of North America, Exhibiting the recent discoveries., Geographical & Nautical
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Kashnor notes, "A good map of California and the North-West, locating San Francisco, Hyerba Buena, Santa Barbara, Lake Yentaw, &c. Shows Oregon with boundary, but the coast, colored red as if British, south of the Columbia, and locates Clatsop, Forts Vancouver, Nezperces, Okanagan, and Colville." Kashnor dates ca. 1840, RLIN record dates as 1854, however state of information inland from San Francisco indicates earlier date as more probable. Also the 48th parallel border between Canada and the United States extending only to the Rocky Mountains. See also 105:240M. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 239.
105:239 M
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Pacific Ocean, by J. Arrowsmith
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Kashnor notes, "Includes the western coast of America from Behring Sea to Cape Horn. It is a very correct map, locating San Francisco, Monterey Bay, San Carlos, Santa Barbara, also Clatsop and Fort Vancouver on the Columbia." Vancouver Island labeled: Quadra & Vancouver's. Sandwich Islands [Hawaii] noted as: dis'c. by Mendana & named Isles de la Mesa. See 093:058M for an earlier copy. Map extends beyond neatline.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Engraving. Verso Text: MS. note: 290 1851.
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United States & The Relative Position of The Oregon & Texas by James Wyld, Charing Cross East
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Kashnor notes, "Shows Oregon, California and Texas as part of the United States. Locates Forts Colville, Okanagan, Nez Perces, Walla Walla, Vancouver and Astoria, and shows the Oregon route from Westport by way of the Platte, South Pass, and Fort Hall to Fort Vancouver." Kashnor shows [1846] as publication date, but map shows Treaty Line of 1848 with Mexico, so appears to be later. See 093:566 (41432) for another copy of this map. Sub map: Great Britain (for comparative size). Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: 720/105.
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