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Title
New Map of North America from the Latest Authorities
Creator
Cary, John, ca. 1754-1835, cartographer
Contributor
Cary, John, ca. 1754-1835, publisher
Kashnor, Leon, 1880-1955, seller
Museum Book Store
Date Created and/or Issued
1806-12-01
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, "In Baffin's Bay appears the following note: 'This bay is considered doubtful beyond Sanderson's Hope.' A very fine map showing the coastline to the North-West and Alaska, locating San Francisco, Monterey, and the old Spanish settlements of California. It is one of the earliest maps, published in England, that locates the Columbia River under that name." Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: Ms notes: H 45.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Extent
1 map outline 46 x 52 cm., sheet 53 x 61 cm.
Identifier
105:045 M
16066
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll4/id/675
Language
English
Subject
North America--Maps
Time Period
1806
Place
North America North America
W 170°
W 20°/N 75°
N 10°
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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