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Western Hemisphere. Pinkerton's Modern Atlas



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    Western Hemisphere

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    Kashnor notes, "Shows the tracks of Cook, Vancouver and La Perouse on the North-West Coast. Locates San Francisco, Monterey, San Luis, Santa Barbara and San Gabriel; also the Columbia, Port Vancouver, and Gray's Harbour in Oregon." MS note: 1815. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 301 1815.

    105:301 M

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    Western Hemisphere

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    Kashnor notes, "Includes Polynesia. Shows a fine coastline to California and the North-West, and locates New Albion, San Francisco, Monterey, Mission of San Luis, &c." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: Ms note: 299.

    105:299 M

  • Northern Hemisphere, projected on the Plane of the Horizon of London

    Northern Hemisphere, projected on the Plane of the Horizon of London

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    'Kashnor notes, "A good map of Alaska and the North-West. Traces the Mackenzie and Columbia Rivers, and gives a fairly correct map of the Canadian North-West." Note regarding scale, "The scale is quite correct only for distances from London;..." Sticker lower right : No. 6 Circular map.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS. note: 93/53.

    093:053 M

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    Amérique ou Indes Occidentales, avec les Nouvelles Découvertes du Capite. Cook, depuis le Détroit de Behrings ou du Nord, dans l'Océan Pacifique du Nord et Sud

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    Kashnor notes, "Delamarche succeeded Vaugondy as a geographer. The map shows the correct coastline of California, and north-west to Alaska. Locates San Francisco and Columbia River." Table of state divisions per earlier Robert de Vaugondy map 093:164M. Table listing political subdivisions, right side.. Prime meridian: Paris, Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 203.

    105:203 M

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    Carte Physique et Politique l'Asie

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    Kashnor notes, "A very good and correct msp of the Philippines, also showing a good coastline to Alaska." "Par A. H. Brué Géographe du Roi, Publiée pour le premiere fois en 1822 par J. Goujon. Revue et augmenté par l'Editeur d'apres de nouveaux Materiaux." Prime meridian: Paris. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Leagues, miles. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Engraving. Verso Text: Sellers label: Asie. Signature label . MS note: 743 .

    105:743 M

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    Hemisphere Septentrional pour voir plus distinctement Les Terres Arctiques

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    Kashnor notes, "This is one of the earliest maps 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." This is a later copy of L'Isle's 1714 map, see 105:230M, 105:321M. Kashnor dates as ca. 1730. MS note: c.1730. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Conic. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 232.

    105:232 M