File:A new chart of the western coast of North America. From the Gulf of Nicova to the Gulf of of California. RMG C6641.tiff

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J.W. Norie & Co.
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English: A new chart of the western coast of North America. From the Gulf of Nicova to the Gulf of of California.Scale: circa 1:2,750,000. Blue-backed, linen edged chart with seven insets and five views. Track of the Spanish Corvettes Descumbierta and Atrevida 1791. Longitude West of Greenwich. Longitude West of Cadiz.

Insets: 1. Guaymas circa 1:75,000 (bar); 2. Mazatlan circa 1:30,000 (bar); 3. Port San blas circa 1:27,000 (bar); 4. The Port of Acapulco circa 1:50,000 (bar); 5. Acamama or Palizada Road circa 1:240,000 (bar); 6. A Plan of Realjo circa 1:75,000 (bar); 7. Continuation of the Gulf of Californai from Mazatlan to Port Guaymas circa 1:2,750,000 (Lat).

Printed chart of the north western coast of North America, from the Gulf of Nicoya to the Gulf of California by John William Norle, 1846
Date 1846; 1828
Dimensions Sheet: 99.5 cm x 70 cm
Notes This record was added as part of the 2009-2010 pre 1900 charts transcription project.
Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/554091
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Acquisition Number: NA1969-18N
GGCC: 278:8
id number: G278:8/1(2)
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