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Carte des nouvelles decouvertes au nord de la Mer du Sud : tant à l'Est de la Sibérie et du Kamtchatka, qu'é l'Ouest de la Nouvelle France.

Description: Map shows routes of exploration, areas of Native American habitation, and major settlements; western New France [northwestern portion of North America] includes "Mer ou Baye de l'Ouest" possibily as an early and enormous representation of Vancouver Bay; dates and names of explorers/discoverers. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.
Date: [1750..1770]
Creator: Santini, Francesco
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Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

A new & correct chart of the known world, laid down according to Mercator's projection exhibiting all the late discoveries & improvements : the whole being collected from the most authentic journals, charts & c.

Description: Map shows six continents as known by mid-eighteenth century, with North America and New Holland [Australia] incomplete; some political boundaries. Includes historical notes and dates. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.
Date: 1752
Creator: Bowen, Emanuel, d. 1767
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Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Orbis vetus in utrâque continente : juxtà mentem Sansonianam distinctus, nec non observationibus astronomicis redatus.

Description: Map shows mid-eighteenth century geography and major cities of four known continents and portions of two incomplete continents [unlabeled Australia and North America]. Western hemisphere is named "Atlantis Insula" and the southeastern coast of Australia is shown to include island areas actually located to its north. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:38,000,000].
Date: 1752
Creator: Robert de Vaugondy, Gilles, 1688-1766
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Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Carte reduite des parties connues du globe terrestre : dressée au dépost des Cartes Plans et Journaux de la Marine.

Description: Map shows known extent of six continents; western portion of Nouvelle Hollande [Australia], only portions of northwestern coastline of North America, and southern portion of Greenland. Includes text: Avertissement, notes and dates of discovery. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not noted.
Date: 1755
Creator: Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772
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Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Planisphere physique, où l'on voit du Pole Septentrional ce que l'on connoit de terres et de mers : avec les grandes chaines de montagnes qui traversent le globe

Description: This map shows the world as a physical planisphere projection, as viewed from the North Pole. Some geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). Prime meridian: Isle de Fer.
Date: 1752
Creator: Bauche, Philippe, 1700-1773 & Schenk Jansz, Leonard, 1732-1800
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Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library
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