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Title: Hydrographical Chart of the World: according to Wrights or Mercators Projection
Creator: Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873, creator
Contributor: Arrowsmith, Aaron 1750-1823, publisher
Kashnor, Leon, 1880-1955, seller
Museum Book Store
Date Created and/or Issued: 1811
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 fine map of the North-West coast, locating many points from California to Alaska, including San Francisco, San Gabriel, San Juan and San Diego, the Columbia River and the Russian Factories. It is also a correct map of Australia and the South Seas." A very large map. Cartouche - carved monolith.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Engraving/ Etching?. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS notes 172 4 sheets. Tags "World S. W." (typ.).
Extent: 1 map ; outline col. ; 154 x 127 cm., sheet 164 x 130 cm.
Identifier: 093:172 M
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll4/id/126
Language: English
Time Period: 1811
Place: World
W 360°
W 0°/N 82°
S 67°
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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