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Hemisphere Occidental, dresée en 1720 pouir l'usage particular du Roy
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Hemisphere Occidental, dresée en 1720 pouir l'usage particular du Roy
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Kashnor notes, "The Gulf of California is shown with a definite coast-line, the outlet of the Colorado. One of the earliest maps to show this. The North-West coast terminates at Cape Blanc. The track of Mendana, Quiros, Tasman and the great voyagers are shown." See also 105:229 for later copy. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Steriographic. Watermark: Chained Maltese cross lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 170.
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Carte D'Amerique Dresée pour l'Usage du Roy Par Guillaume Delisle premier Geographe de Sa Majesté de l'Acadaemie Royale des Sciences
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Kashnor notes, "Terminates the west coast of America at "Entrée decouvert par Martin d'Aquilar," and locates San Francisco and Monterey. Shows California as a peninsula and as a separate province." See 105:214 for an earlier version of this map. This map a reprint of the original 1722 map, done by Phillipe Buache in 1745. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Device with petalled circle lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 215 76.
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Carte du Canada ou de la Nouvelle France et des Decouvertes quiy ont été faites Dresée sur plusieurs Observations et sur un grand nombre de Relations imprimées ou manuscrites Par Guillaume Del'Isle de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et Premier Geographe du Roy
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Kashnor notes, " Indicates the location of the Indian nations and the French forts, especially those taken from the Hudson's Bay Company. It locates the wintering place, on the Bay, of Jean Munck in 1619. This is one of the earliest issues of Delisle's map." See also 105:431, 105:432 for later versions. Cartouche with natives.. Prime meridian: Ferro?. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Chained Maltese cross lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: McCorkle 703.5. Verso Text: MS notes: 432.
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Carte d'Amerique : dresée pour l'usage du Roy / par Guillaume Delisle premier Geographe de Sa Majesté de l'Acadaemie Royale des Sciences
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Kashnor notes, "Includes the west coast of Europe and Africa, and that of North America as far as "Entrée decouvert par Martin d'Aquilar," locating Port S. Francisco, Santa Fe in New Mexico, and showing Louisiana reaching to the Rockies." Alt. title at head of page. See 105:215 for a later version of this map. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 214.
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Amerique Septentrionale Par. N. Sanson Geographe Ordn. du Roy Revuë et changée en plusieurs endroits suivant les Memoires les plus recents augmentée et corrigée en cette seconde edition Par G. Sanson Geogr. Ordinaire du Roy
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Kashnor notes, "Shows California as an island, with the "Detroit de Anien" at its northern extremity. Locates Nouvelle Albion, Pt. de Francisco Draco, Monte Rey, and San Diego." McLaughlin identifies this map as state 2 of Sanson's 1669 map. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Elaborate medallion lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: McLaughlin 45; Wagner 399; Tooley 8 and 9; Leighly 53; BN Sanson V E (213). Verso Text: MS note: 209.
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Plan de la Baye et Rade du Cap Francais dessiné Par M. de Foligne Lieutenant de Fregate du Roi
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Kashnor notes, "A rare map, giving a map of the town and all the old forts to the Cape." Kashnor dates as ca. 1760, submap shows 1780. Sub-map: Carte de St. Domingue 1780. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Chained Maltese cross lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: 422.
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