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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, "Indicates the routes of Vaisseau, Mendana, Magellan, Gaetan, Quiros, Halley &c. This is the third issue of Delisle's map." This map bears the imprint of Phillipe Buache who reissued it in 1745. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Steriographic. Watermark: Circled device lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 229.
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Mappe-Monde Dresée sur les Observations de Mrs. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et quelques autres et sur les memoires les plus recens. A son Altesse Royale Monseigneur le Duc de Chartes
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the Gulf of California only reaching as high as the Bona Guia, but without the definite termination; also shows New Holland and part of New Zealand, with the tracks of Mendana, Dampier, Olivier, Tasman, Pelsart, Magellan and le Maire." Shirley shows this as first edition, 1700, note slant of South America's tip to the west. See also 093:181, 105:244 and 105:245 for later editions. Cartouche - figures representing four continents. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Watermark: Chained Maltese cross. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: Shirley 603. Verso Text: MS notes: 180 3.
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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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L'Amerique Septentrionale, Dresée sur les Observations de. Mrs. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences. & quelques autres, & sur les Memoires les plus recens
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Kashnor notes, " Shows the Gulf of California reaching only as far north as the Bona Guia River, the north-west coast has its limit at Cap Mendocin. It locates the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Port de Drak and New Albion, and also the tracks of Cortez, Drake, Olivier, Mendana and Gaetana. One of the best maps to show the geographical knowledge of California at the beginning of the 18th century." George Carhart of Osher Map Library confirms this map to be state 2, published in [1701]. See 093:160M for a later version of this map. Cartouche and figured scale bar. Includes Avertissement.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues, various. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Chained Maltese cross. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheFigures . Verso Text: MS notes: 72 (on folded left edge); 159 Mus. Bk St. 93/159 25.
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Hemisphere Septentrional pour voir plus distinctement Les Terres Artiques
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Kashnor notes, "This is probably the earliest map to define the Gulf of California, which is shown with continuous coastline, and locates the Colorado. The highest point reached on the North-West is Cape Blanco." Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Polar. Watermark: Chained Maltese cross lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: Cat. 93 171.
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Carte de l'Isle de Saint Domingue Dresée en 1722 por le l'usage du Roy Sur les memoires de Mr. Frezier Ingenieur de. S. M. el autres assujetis aux Observations Astronomiques. Par G. Delisle premier Geographe du Roy, de l'Academie Rle. des Sciences. A Paris Chex l'Auteur sur le Quay de l'Horloge
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See 093:781M for a later copy. Cartouche: Framed w. coat of arms.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Watermark: Chained Maltese cross device. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 780.
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