Map of America. London. Published by James Wyld, Geographer to Her Majesty. Charing Cross East. 1838

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  Map of America

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  Kashnor notes, "An important map,. showing the Oregon boundary reaching to the coast at the 49th parallel, and showing Russian-American possessions extending down the coast to Observation Inlet. The northern coast includes the discoveries of Franklin and Richardson, Dease and Simpson." Texas is shown extending north of Santa Fe. See 093:557 for a later version of this map. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 556.

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  Kashnor notes, "This issue shows the same Oregon and Russian-American boundaries, but it also shows the new boundaries which include Texas, New Mexico and Upper California as within the territory of the United States." Kashnor dates as ca. 1847. See also 093:556 for an earlier version of this map. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 557.

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  Province of Canada by James Wyld Geographer to the Queen and Her Prince Albert, Charing Cross East London

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  Kashnor dates as [1848]. RLIN record suggests [1852]. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes :312 c46.

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  United States & The Relative Position of The Oregon & Texas by James Wyld, Charing Cross East

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  Kashnor notes, "Shows Oregon, California and Texas as part of the United States. Locates Forts Colville, Okanagan, Nez Perces, Walla Walla, Vancouver and Astoria, and shows the Oregon route from Westport by way of the Platte, South Pass, and Fort Hall to Fort Vancouver." Kashnor shows [1846] as publication date, but map shows Treaty Line of 1848 with Mexico, so appears to be later. See 093:566 (41432) for another copy of this map. Sub map: Great Britain (for comparative size). Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: 720/105.

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  Map of North America, Exhibiting the recent discoveries., Geographical & Nautical

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  Kashnor notes, "A good map of California and the North-West, locating San Francisco, Hyerba Buena, Santa Barbara, Lake Yentaw, &c. Shows Oregon with boundary, but the coast, colored red as if British, south of the Columbia, and locates Clatsop, Forts Vancouver, Nezperces, Okanagan, and Colville." Kashnor dates ca. 1840, RLIN record dates as 1854, however state of information inland from San Francisco indicates earlier date as more probable. Also the 48th parallel border between Canada and the United States extending only to the Rocky Mountains. See also 105:240M. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 239.

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  The European Part of the Russian Empire, from the maps published by the Imperial Academy at St. Petersburg with the New Provinces on the Black Sea The Asiatic Part of the Russian Empire from the maps published by the Imperial Academy of St. Petersburg with the New Discoveries of Captn Cook &c

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  Joint issue of two maps which were also issued separately; the individual maps are physically joined in this copy. Kashnor notes,"Shows the Kamtschatka Coast to Behring's Straits." See 093:020 and 093:028 for another edition of this map published by Laurie & Whittle. Dual cartouches. Detailing around scale; explanation of Russian terms in lower right-hand corner each half map; map extends beyond neat line showing Behring Straits and some Alaskan islands also Balkans on east; also shown is the Track of Petuszcoff in 1777-78.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, wersts. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS note: No 28. Printed 2D..

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