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Bowles's New Pocket-Map of North America, divided into it's Provinces, Colonies, &c. by J. Palairet, Geographer; lately revised and improved with many additions, from D'Anville, Mitchel, & Bellin, by L. Delarochette
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New Map of the World, with Captain Cook's Tracks, his Discoveries and those of the other Circumnavigators
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Kashnor notes, "Probably the last map issued before the discoveries of Vancouver and La Perouse. Locates New Albion, Drake's Harbor, Port Monterey, Dixon's Strait, Nootka and Fuca Entrance." See 105:271M for a later version (1812). Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 48.
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Bowles's new pocket map of North America : divided into it's provinces, colonies, states, &c. / by J. Palairet, geographer lately revised and improved with many additions from D'Anville, Mitchel, & Bellin. by L. Delarochette
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Gift of Mrs. Homer Crotty, November 1991 MS notes: EE 3 50 5.00. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Watermark: Crowned device VI. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notres: Bowles North America 493932.
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A New Chart of the World on Mercator's Projection with The Tracks and Discoveries of the Latest Circumnavigators &c. By Samuel Dunn, Mathematician
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Kashnor notes, "Shows Cook's tracks in the South Seas and to the North-West Coast of America. Locates Drake's Harbour and New Albion." Atlas reference from Rosenthal. Also shows tracks of Bouganville in 1768, Byron in 1765. See also 105:019M for an earlier version of this map (1781). Numeral 2 in upper right, lower right outside neatline. Also 093-190S for later version. Compass rose lower center.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Sea leagues 20 in a Degree. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Art Work. References: Phillips (A)659-2; Marshyall I-301-2-1 [from Rosenthal 1996]. Verso Text: MS. note:93 62; II.
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New and Correct Map of the World, laid down according to the newest discoveries and from the most exact observations by Herman Moll, Geographer
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the North-West coast as far as the supposed Strait of Anian, and locates New Albion and the Port Sir Francis Drake. The Longue River of La Hontan appears to follow the course of the Upper Missouri." Moll carefully points out mistakes made by Sanson by showing phantom coastlines and skewers Dutch mapmakers for copying maps without attribution. See 093:185 and 093:186 for later copies. Cartouche- mermen with flags. Submaps compare Ptolemaic system with Copernican, views of moon, sun and planets. Depiction of trade winds.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-mapsCartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 258/105.
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Kashnor notes, " Shows California as an island with the 'Strait of Anian,' also a small portion of New Zealand. Locates Nouv. Albion and Po. S. Franco. Draco." Kashnor dates as 1666, but Shirley identifies this as the second state of this map and gives appeared in information, dating to 1680. Dedication to Charles II. Pitt was supplied this plate by van Waesberge. Artwork around map is taken from Visscher's 1658 map, see 093:057M. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: no. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: Shirley 439; Phillips 470; Wagner 388. Verso Text: MS note: 288.
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New and Accurate Map of the British Dominions in America, according to the Treaty of 1763; Divided into the several Provinces and Jurisdictions. Projected upon the best Authorities and Astronomical Observations, by Thos. Kitchin Geographer
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