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A New Map of North America Shewing its Principal Divisions, Chief Cities, Townes, Rivers, Mountains &c. Dedicated to His Highness William Duke of Glocester

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Title: A New Map of North America Shewing its Principal Divisions, Chief Cities, Townes, Rivers, Mountains &c. Dedicated to His Highness William Duke of Glocester
Creator: [Wells, Edward, 1667-1727, cartographer.]
Burghers, M
Date Created and/or Issued: 1704
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 California as an island and locates New Albion of Sr. Francis Drake; also shows New Mexico, locating Santa Fe." McLaughlin identifies this as state 4 of this map, printed 1704 or later and gives appeared in information. MS note: N. America (lower right). Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: McLaughlin 142; Wagner 466; Tooley 69 (Plate 53); Leighly 116 (Plate XXII, State 4) . Verso Text: MS notes: 105/268 N. America C38 268.
Type: image
Extent: 1 map : 37 x 49 cm. on sheet 43 x 52 cm.
Identifier: 105:268 M
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll4/id/10302
Language: English
Time Period: [1704]
Place: North America
W 150°
W 10°/N 72°
N 7°
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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