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[McClure's Expedition]

Description: Kashnor notes, "Chart of the North Coast of North America, from Behring Strait to Davis Strait, shewing the discoveries made by Capt. McClure and other explorers, the route of the sledge party under Lieut. Cresswell, and the track of the Phoenix by which Lieut. Cresswell returned to England. In this expedition the North-West Passage was discovered." See also 105:022M for map printed one year earlier. Explanation of routes and explorers discoveries. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: 31.
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Date: 15 May 1854
Call number: 105:031 M
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Chart of the Arctic Regions from the Admiralty Surveys

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Kashnor notes "Hemisphere, 15 in. diameter, colored, with the discoveries of McClure, Belcher, Roos, Back, Franklin and Richardson, Dease and Simpson, Rae, Kellet, and other Explorers." Dedicated upper left: To Lady Franklin, This Sketch is Dedicated by her Obliged and Obedient Servant James Wyld. McClintock Channel and Victoria Strait not yet discovered. See map 105:015M for an earlier edition of this map. Reference chart lower right gives color key for areas of each explorer's influence.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Equidistant Conic. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: Ms. note: No. 11.

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Chart exhibiting the New Discoveries in the North & South Pacific Ocean, also those on the North-west Coast of America

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Kashnor notes, "Shows a good coastline to the North-West, and locates Port Sir Fran. Drake, Juan de Fuca Strait, Nootka Sound and other discoveries by Cook." Kashnor notes date as ca. 1780. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving.

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Chart shewing the North West Passage discovered by H.M. Ship, Investigator also the coast explored in search of Sir J. Franklin by

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Printed immediately after Lieutenant Cresswell's return to the UK, this map describes the northern route through the Northwest Passage. McClure and his crew were awarded a £10,000 prize by Parliament for being the first to complete the journey, although part was accomplished by sledge. The ship Investigator was abandoned at Mercy Bay on Banks Island. Banks Island is called Baring Island on this map. Explorers search areas delineated by shading. Ms notes: Point Back added at Mercy Bay. M. Bellot added to Mr. Kennedy's name(explorer). Bellot Strait. C. Rescue. See also 105:031M for a lithographed version done in 1854. This map from information supplied by Lt. Cresswell. Inglefield was commander of the ship which carried Cresswell back to England. Note chart date is revised by hand from 11th to 14th October. Copies exist at Royal Geographical Society and British Library. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Lithography. References: Royal Geographical Society IBG Map Room: Canada S.76. Verso Text: Label: Polar. MS note: 22..

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A Chart of the World according to Mercator's Projection wherein are shown the Latest Discoveries By Samuel Dunn, Mathematician

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Kashnor notes, "Indicates the routes of the principal explorers, and shows a peculiar gulf, marked "Frozen Sea," with "Great Land, Inhabited," north of Behring Strait." See also map 093:062M for a later (1789) version of this map. and 093:190S for later version. See also 105:226M. Compass rose lower center.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Sea leagues 20 in a Degree. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Art Work. Verso Text: MS. note:19, 2. Mercator's Chart of the World..

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Chart of the Atlantic Ocean

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Kashnor notes, "Shewing the American Coast from Hudson's Strait to C. Bahias in Patagonia, and the European and African Coast from the Faeroe Islands to Cape Town." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 168 Chart of the Atlantic Ocean..

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New Chart of the World on Wright's or Mercator's Projection in which are Exhibited All the Parts Hitherto Explored or Discovered with the Tracks of the British Circumnavigators Byron, Wallis, Carteret and Cook, &c. and the track of la Pérouse in the Pacific Ocean

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Kashnor notes, "The second issue of this chart, the first to show the tracks of Pérouse on the North-West Coast from California to Behring Strait." See 105:043 and 105:261 for this map as issued in 1794, 105:044 for another copy of this map. Minimum cartouche with compass rose on top. Published information moved to make room for reference to la Pérouse.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 262.

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