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Iceland and the Færoe Islands : from the Danish survey

Description: Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2512 l ; [Great Britain. Admiralty.] Iceland and the Faeroe islands from the Danish survey 1845 corrected to 1866 ... London, Admiralty, [1872]. 1 sheet. [see p.]. Another copy."At head of title: "Hydrographic Office." Two copies.This copy with the linen backing, no MS notes. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Lithography.
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Date: 1872
Call number: 623686a
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Iceland and the Færoe Islands : from the Danish survey

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Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2512 l ; [Great Britain. Admiralty.] Iceland and the Faeroe islands from the Danish survey 1845 corrected to 1866 ... London, Admiralty, [1872]. 1 sheet. [see p.]. Another copy." At head of title: "Hydrographic Office." Two copies. This copy without the linen backing has MS notes just east of Iceland and on the verso giving Burton's name and address. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes: Map of Iceland R.B. 11486,b. Iceland 2512 p maps Europe Great Britain 1 Captain Richard F. Burton 23 Dorset Street (Partonncese ugeecese ?) London [Postal stamps removed but partial cancellation showing from NIC] Stamps: Kensington Public Libraries. Sticker: R.B. 11486B..

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The Canary Islands / surveyed by Captn. A.T.E. Vidal and Lieut. Arlett R.N

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Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2456 [Vidal, A. T. E. and W. Arlett.] The Canary Islands, surveyed ... 1834 & 1838. [London], Admiralty, Hydrographic Office, 1848. 1 sheet. [see cabinet]." Probably acquired while Burton was British consul at Fernando Po, from 1861 to 1864. MS notes: Burton (map cabinet) Vidan vand Arlett Canary 2456. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography.

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Tenerife / surveyed by Captn. A.T.E. Vidal R.N

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Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2455 [Vidal, A. T. E. and W. Arlett.] Tenerife, surveyed ... 1838. [London], Admiralty, Hydrographic Office, 1848. 1 sheet. At head of title: Canary Islands. [see cabinet]."At head of title: "Canary Islands." Probably acquired while Burton was British consul at Fernando Po, from 1861 to 1864. Vignette: Santa Cruz profile; Peak of Tenerife. MS notes: Burton (map cabinet) Vidal 2455. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Vignettes.

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Gran Canaria / surveyed by Lieut. W. Arlett, R.N

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Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2434 Arlett, W. Gran Canaria surveyed...1834. London, Admiralty, Hydrographic Office, 1848. 1 sheet. At head of title: Canary Islands. [see cabinet]."Probably acquired while Burton was British consul at Fernando Po, from 1861 to 1864. Submap: Puerto de la Luz 1834. Vignette: View of Puerto de la Luz. MS notes: Burton (map cabinet) Arlett 2434. Part of another map stuck to upper left corner.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Sub-mapsVignettes.

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Beïrout Bay / surveyed by C.H. Dillon of HMS Vernon

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Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2486 Dillon, C. H. Beïrout bay, surveyed ... 1842. London, Admiralty, Hydrographic Office, 1844. 1 sheet. At head of title: Syria. [see cabinet]."At head of title: "Syria." Dillon's full name taken from the Royal Navy List of 1855, page 149. Note indicating the place where St. George is said to have slain the dragon. For an 1859 edition of the map see RB 623669. Stamp: Kensington Public Libraries. MS notes: Msps - Asia- Dillon. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography.

623660

Island : efter Oluf Nicolai Olsen's og Bjorn Gunnlaugssons Uppdráttr Íslands

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Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2525 d Olsen, O.N. Island, efter Oluf Nicolai Ólsen's og Bjorn Gunnlaugssons Uppdrattr Islands. Copenhagen, Boerentzen, 1849. 1 sheet. [see p.]."Numerous notes and translations in Burton's hand. "First voyage and extension shown in red, second expedition in yellow, last blue." This map more heavily annotated by Burton than RB 623699.Burton was hired by Alfred Lock to travel to Iceland to evaluate sulfur mines which he had purchased from the Danish government; Burton traveled there from June 4th to September 5th 1872, but on his return Lock refused to pay him. This turned into a protracted legal battle, and Burton returned to Iceland in 1875 to gather information in aid of his case. MS notes in Burton's hand. Stamp: Kensington Public Libraries.. Prime meridian: Ferro, Paris. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: The General Map. Sticker: R.B. 11485 L.

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