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Title: Mappe Monde Carte Universelle de la Terre Dresée Sur les Nouvelles Observations de Mrs. de l'Académie Royale des Sciences
Contributor: Bourgoin, P, publisher
Kashnor, Leon, 1880-1955, seller
Museum Book Store
Date Created and/or Issued: 1745
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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, "Shows a good coast of the North-West, locating the Russian discoveries of 1744." Depicts rudimentary Mer de l'Ouest. Cartouche with ribbon border. Fallen warrior and signs of battle below map, armillary sphere.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Watermark: Undecipherable lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheVignettes. Verso Text: MS note: 36.
Extent: 1 map outline 31 x 44 cm., sheet 37 x 52 cm.
Identifier: 105:036 S
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll4/id/655
Language: French
French
Subject: World maps--Early works to 1800
Time Period: ca. 1750
Place: World
E 165°
E 165°/N 90°
S 90°
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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