[Captain Thomas James map of Hudson's Bay] unlabeled

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  Partie de la Carte du Captaine Cluny Auteur d'un ovourage anglios intitulé American Traveller

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  Kashnor notes, " From Norway and Spitzbergen to the Behring Straits; an accurate and very interesting map, showing the exact point at which North American exploration had arrived at the time. Cluny was one of the early Western Pioneers. The American Traveller was published anonymously in 1769. It gave more information about the West than any other work up to the time, and showed that the possibilities of the interior were very great, especially in the countries of the Hudson's Bay Company." Kashnor is only partly correct. Cluny wrote that he was sure no passage existed and argued that having the Hudson's Bay Company as sole exploiter of the area was costing the British government a great loss in taxes. The passage shown as the Nord Ouest Passage on this map was an invention of the publisher of this work, not Cluny. Note this is the only map of Robert de Vaugondy's series of ten with this wide format. Upper right corner- Suppl Carte 10. MS note: 438 (on backing). Prime meridian: Ferro. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving.

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  Map of the state of California : compiled from the most recent surveys and explorations ; containing all the latest discoveries and newest towns / by Vincent

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  Stunning panoramic engraving of San Francisco and the Bay. Note: Bibliographical information available on this map. Submap: San Francisco and its surrounding localities. 1860. Vignette: San Francisco and the Bay. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Engraving. Verso Text: MS note; 45279.

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  A New and Correct Chart of the North Part of America from New Found Land to Hudson's Bay

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  Kashnor notes, "A very good map of Hudson's Bay, showing a great number of locations. Shows York Fort, but no forts on Albany or Moose River, or at New Severn." Rather crude figures around cartouche.. Prime meridian: Lizard. Relief: no. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 447.

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  General Map of North America from the Latest Observations

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  Kashnor gives date as [1776] RLIN record suggests 1778. Map includes distance chart between 29 American and Canadian cities. Bounds of Hudsons Bay [Co.] shown by Treaty of Utrecht. MS note: 102 (on backing). Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 1776.

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  New and Accurate Chart of the Bay of Chesapeake

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  Kashnor notes, "A rare chart issued for the use of commanders of war-ships and transports during the American Revolution. Engraved on available blank spaces are minute instructions as to sailing into various harbours and the Chesapeake appears to have been of vital importance, for there is no doubt that copies were used during operations around Philadelphia." Submap of Herring Bay in Maryland. [Kashnor's description from 093:441, another copy, probably printed later.] Kashnor states circa. 1770. Submap: Plan of Herring Bay,in Maryland.. "with all the Shoals, Channels, Islands, Entrances, Soundings, and Sailing Marks, as far as the Navigable Part of the Rivers Patowmack, Patapsco and North-East. Drawn from Several Draughts made by the most Experienced Navigators, Chiefly from those of Anthony Smith Pilot of St. Marys; and compared with the Modern Surveys of Virginia and Maryland." Prime meridian: London. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Crowned fleur-di-lis over IVC VI . Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 814 5 6.

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  Thomas Bros. map of the City and County of San Francisco

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  No old shelf mark. Verso map of the Bay Area is dated 1926, hence dating of this map. Advertising in the surround. Mission District on red. Prime meridian: Gm. Relief: no. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Street index, Bay Area map.

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