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Map of Louisiana and of the River Mississipi by John Senex
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A Map of Louisiana and of the River Mississipi by John Senex
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Kashnor notes,"This is taken from Delisle's map. In the far north-west is engraved the Missouri passing north of the Rockies, with the inscription, 'The Indians say that near this place the Spaniards ford the river on Horse-back, going to treat with some nations lying to the northwest, whence they bring Yellow Iron, as they call it.' This gold came from California or Cariboo. A century afterwards Lewis and Clark followed the river until they could stand astride of it." Kashnor dates as [1719]. New Orleans does not appear, same as on l'Isle map of same year. See 093:558M for another copy and 093:429 for an apparently later copy. Cartouche: Around dedication. "This Map of the Mississipi is Most Humbly Inscribed to William Law of Lanreston Esq." Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Watermark: Small fleur-de-lis HD. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS note:703/105 025.
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Map of Louisiana and of the River Mississipi by John Senex
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Kashnor dates as ca. 1730. Rosenthal listing shows [1721]. Louisiana extends to Canada and all lands west of Virginia. RLIN record suggests 1719. See also accessioned map 148964 and 093:558M. Cartouche: Figures and working angels.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Watermark: Small fleur-di-lis AP. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheFigures . Verso Text: MS note: 429.
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New Map of America, from the latest Observations, revis'd by J. Senex
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Kashnor notes, "A map which shows an unusually accurate knowledge of the North-West Coast at that time. Although California is represented as an Island, there are two groups of islands which are in the locality of Vancouver and Q. Charlotte Islands, and the coastline extends to the Arctic regions, with a place called Desolation in the part now Alaska. In the same locality are represented great forests, and below are two great lakes which, from their position, may probably be the Great and Lesser Slave Lakes." Kashnor notes date as [1719], confirmed by McLaughlin, who also notes New General Atlas, 1721. Cartouche shows natives with feathered headdress and as cannibals.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: McLaughlin 193; Wagner 520; Tooley 81; Leigthly 155.. Verso Text: MS. note: 45.
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North America Corrected from the Observations Communicated to the Royal Society at London, and the Royal Academy at Paris. by John Senex F.R.S. 1710
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Kashnor notes, "A map containing many interesting features. It shows a correct map of Hudson's Bay and locates Churchill River, Fort Bourbon (French) at Port Nelson, New Severn Fort and Fort Rupert. In the west is shown La Hontain's farthest, with his plan of the Columbia River as drawn on deer-skins by the Indians, as well as the observation on the Great Salt Lake, 30 leagues broad by 300 leagues long. It was the best map of North America at the time." Natives in cartouche, coat of arms below.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 238.
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Map of Canada and the North Part of Louisiana with the adjacent Countrys. by Thos. Jefferys, Geographer to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales
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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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New Map of the Terraqueous Globe according to the Ancient Discoveries and most general Divisions of it into Continents and Oceans
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Kashnor notes, "Shows all the American Continent, with the North-West Coast reaching above California, which is represented as an island." On North America, "This Continent with the adjoining Islands is generally supposed to have been Anciently unknown thought there are not wanting some, who will have even the Continent its self to be no other than the Insula Atlantis of the Ancients." Kashnor dates as 1698, Shirley dates 1700-01. This is the first world map in Wells' atlas, see 105:270 for another copy. 093:198M is the second similar map from the same atlas, per Shirley. Cartouche of Britannia and coat-of-arms. Vignette of Radcliffe Camera of Oxford, student and teacher, sailing ships at new lands. . Prime meridian: London. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheVignettes. References: Shirley 608, BM Maps, Vol. 15, col 33 38e.1; Phillips 531; Wagner 467.. Verso Text: Ms. 47.
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