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Bowles's New Four-Sheet Map of the World on Mercator's Projection Exhibiting the Several Quarters of the Globe divided into their respective Empires, Kingdoms, States, &c. agreeable to latest Treaties and Political Regulations now existing Together with all the New Discoveries and most interesting Tracks of those eminent circumnavigators Cook, Byron, Bougainville, Perouse, Vancouver, &c

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Title: Bowles's New Four-Sheet Map of the World on Mercator's Projection Exhibiting the Several Quarters of the Globe divided into their respective Empires, Kingdoms, States, &c. agreeable to latest Treaties and Political Regulations now existing Together with all the New Discoveries and most interesting Tracks of those eminent circumnavigators Cook, Byron, Bougainville, Perouse, Vancouver, &c
Contributor: Bowles & Carver, publisher
Kashnor, Leon, 1880-1955, seller
Museum Book Store
Date Created and/or Issued: 1807
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Maps
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Kashnor notes, "A scarce and interesting map of the North-West Coast, showing the tracks of Cook and La Perouse up the coast of Alaska. Locates Fort Vancouver, and the Columbia River, Drake's Harbour and other towns on the California coast." Seven Compass Roses, variable latitude and longitude scales with explanation for use. Cartouche flanked by two mariners, possibly Cook and Vancouver.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues.. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheCompass Roses. Verso Text: MS. notes: Tanner Speenhandand; No. 8; John Othen, 1870; Fred Boyer, 3437529609165; 27; 210/56; 350/58.
Type: image
Format: image/jpeg
Extent: 1 map hand col. 104 x 120 cm., sheet 120 x 140 cm.
Identifier: 093:008 M
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll4/id/5
Language: English
Subject: World maps
Bougainville, Louis-Antoine de, comte de, 1729-1811--Journeys
Vancouver, George, 1757-1798--Journeys
Time Period: 1807
Place: World
W 180°
E 180°/N 90°
S 80°
Source: Huntington Rare Book Maps
Maps, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance: Purchased en bloc by HEH from the Museum Book Store, April, 1924.

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