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Plano topografico de los alrededores de Buenos Ayres levantado con licencia del Superior Gobierno / por Dn. Adolfo Sourdeaux Ex Capitan. Ayudante de Campo del Inspector Genal. de Infanteria de Marina Francesca
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Plano de la Plaza de la Colonia del Sacramento
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Kashnor notes, "An exceedingly rare map of this colony, established about 10 leagues from Buenos Ayres." Submap: Parte de la Costa Septentrional del Rio de la Plata.. "Situada sobre la Costa Septentrional del Rio de la Plata. Demuestrase las Baterias, y ataques, que la pusieron los Espanoles el dia 1st Octobre del Ano de 1762, mandados por el Exmc. S. D. Pedro Cevallos, a quines se rindio a fines de dtho. mes y Ano. Por D. Tomas Lopez, Madrid, Ano de 1777." "Se hallara este con todes las Obras del Autor, en Madrid, en la Cale de las Carretas." Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: varas, toesas. Projection: Plane. Watermark: BRVMEV. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: 867.
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L'Amerique Meridionale : Dressée sur les observations de Mrs. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences & quelques autres, & sur les memoires les plus recens / par N. Sanson
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This is Sanson's version of famous de l'Isle map with South America curving west. See 093:610 or RB 295821. Kashnor dates as ca. 1680, but de l'Isle's map preceded this one. Kashnor notes, "Shows the Argentine provinces as "Provinces de Rio de la Plata." Cartouche: Figures & scrolling. MS note: No. 1 (upper left). Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 631.
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L'Amerique Meridionale : dressée sur les observations de Mrs. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences & quelques autres, & sur les memoires les plus recens / par G. de L'Isle
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the Argentine provinces as 'Provinces de Rio de la Plata'." [Shows l'Isle's 1700 version of this map with westward tilting South America.] See also 093:610M. Alt. title from upper margin. Cartouche: Natives. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 836.
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Mappa do territorio Portuguez de Goa : dedicado a rainha de Portugl. D. Maria de Gloria, extrahido d'original, dezenho., e lithographado / por Joze Maria Gonsalves, Natural de Piedade d'Ilha Opiuar, Primeiro Dexenhador n'Officina do Engenheiro Mor em Bombaim
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Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2488 Gonsalves, J. M. Mappa do territorio portuguez de Goa ... extrahido d'original ... Bombaim, [187-]]. 1 sheet. [see p.]."Missing lower left portion of this map. Small view of a cathedral in the lower right. It's description has been crossed out and replaced with a hard to read note. Queen Maria II of Portugal, to whom the map is dedicated, reigned from 1826-1828 and 1834-1853. Cartouche: Village scene. MS notes: RB 11492S Stamp: Kensington Public Libraries. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS notes: Goa maps Gonsalves. Sticker: RB 11492 S Stamp: Kensington Public Libraries.
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Carte routière de la côte du Brésil de Rio Janeiro au Rio de la Plata et au Paraguay : dressée d'apres les documents les plus récents assujettis aux observations faites à bord des Avisos à vapeur le Bisson (de 1856 à 1860) et le D'Entrecasteaux (de 1861 à 1862) / par Mr. E. Mouchez, Capitaine de Fregate
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Carte des Possessions Angloise & Francoises du Continent de l'Amerique Septentrionale 1755
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Kashnor notes, "Though bearing a French title and imprint, with all names of places in French, it is obviously an English map issued to show the French claims and the English boundaries as well as French encroachments." McCorkle confirms map as by Kitchin, first edition. See also 093:515M for another copy. Kashnor implies the map is by Jean Palarait, but McCorkle explains that map to be a later copy of the Kitchin map. "Ou trouvera dans le troisiéme volume de la Nouvelle Introduction à la Géographie Moderne, que l'Auteur de l'Atlas Méthodique vient de mettre au jour, la description des pais, des pueples & des colonies de ce continent." Cartouche: flowered.. Prime meridian: London, Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Crowned fleur-di-lis IV. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: McCorkle 755.22. Verso Text: Ms note: 622.
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