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Bowles's New Pocket-Map of North America, divided into it's Provinces, Colonies, &c. by J. Palairet, Geographer; lately revised and improved with many additions, from D'Anville, Mitchel, & Bellin, by L. Delarochette

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Title: Bowles's New Pocket-Map of North America, divided into it's Provinces, Colonies, &c. by J. Palairet, Geographer; lately revised and improved with many additions, from D'Anville, Mitchel, & Bellin, by L. Delarochette
Creator: Palairet, Jean, 1697-1774, cartographer
Contributor: Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793, publisher
Kashnor, Leon, 1880-1955, seller
Museum Book Store
Date Created and/or Issued: 1771
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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 the Californian coast north to Jaun de Fuca Strait, locating New Albion and Sr. Francis Drake's Harbour. The map was issued during the early part of the American Revolution." Kashnor dates as c. 1776. Shows River of the West and possible connection to the Missouri. Table of land division between nations.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues, paces. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Crowned fleur-di-lis J. Whatman. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 212.
Type: image
Format: image/jpeg
Extent: 1 map outline col. 48 x 58 cm., sheet 51 x 63 cm.
Identifier: 105:212 M
433451
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll4/id/10278
Language: English
Subject: North America--Maps--Early works to 1800
Time Period: ca. 1776
Place: North America North America
W 160°
W 30°/N 75°
S 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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