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Title
Chart exhibiting the New Discoveries in the North & South Pacific Ocean, also those on the North-west Coast of America
Date Created and/or Issued
1775
1776
1777
1778
1779
1780
1781
1782
1783
1784
1785
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Maps
Rights Information
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Description
Kashnor notes, "Shows a good coastline to the North-West, and locates Port Sir Fran. Drake, Juan de Fuca Strait, Nootka Sound and other discoveries by Cook." Kashnor notes date as ca. 1780. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
Type
image
Extent
1 map 43 x 35 cm., sheet 43 x 35 cm.
Identifier
105:014 M
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll4/id/10287
Language
English
Subject
Pacific Ocean--Maps--Early works to 1800
Northwest coast of North America--Maps--Early works to 1800
Time Period
[ca. 1780]
Place
Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean
E 110°
W 110°/N 72°
S 55°
Source
Huntington Rare Book Maps
Maps, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
Purchased en bloc by HEH from the Museum Book Store, June 7, 1927.

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