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Chart of the Arctic Regions from the Admiralty Surveys



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    Chart of the Arctic Regions from the Admiralty Surveys

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    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. This is an earlier edition of map 093:011M. 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.

    105:015 M

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    Discoveries in the Arctic Sea between Baffin Bay and Melville Island;

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    Shewing [sic] the Coasts Explored on the Ice by Capt. Ommanney and the Officers of the Expedition under the command of Capt. H. T. Austin... also by the Honble. Hudson's Bay Co. Expedition under the command of Rear-Admiral John Ross, C.B., and Dr. John Rae, in Wollaston and Victoria Land, in Search of Sir John Franklin, 1850-51. Drawn from the Official Documents, by John Arrowsmith. Tracks of 18 explorers indicating coastlines each explored in search for Franklin. Reference table with color key for various explorers. Description of animals on Melville Island and seen from Victoria Channel. Map extends beyond neatline, northeast corner area section added. Submap of Beechey Island.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Map extends beyond neatline.Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS. note: No. 17.

    093:017 M

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    Chart of the Discoveries of Captains Ross, Parry and Franklin in the Arctic Regions in the years 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821, and 1822

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    Kashnor notes, "Shows a good map, according to the knowledge of the time, from the Mackenzie and Coppermine down to Chesterfield House, on the Saskatchewan." Lower left below neatline; J. Aspin, del't. Lower right below neatline: Hewitt, sc. Buckingham Place. Upper right: 76. Kashnor notes date [1823]. Submap: Cap't. Franklin's Journey from Coppermine River, to the Head of Bathurst Inlet, and Return by Hood's River.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS. note: No. 12.

    093:012 M

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    Map of America

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    Kashnor notes, "An important map,. showing the Oregon boundary reaching to the coast at the 49th parallel, and showing Russian-American possessions extending down the coast to Observation Inlet. The northern coast includes the discoveries of Franklin and Richardson, Dease and Simpson." Texas is shown extending north of Santa Fe. See 093:557 for a later version of this map. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 556.

    093:556 M

  • Chart of the Saintes from an Actual Survey

    Chart of the Saintes from an Actual Survey

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    Some map mearsurements made by Charles Roberts, Master in the Royal Navy. MS note: 770. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 770.

    093:770 M

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    New and Correct Chart from Captain Holland's Surveys, of the North-American Coast for the Navigation between Halifax and Philadelphia

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    Kashnor notes, "With inset charts of New York Harbour, Boston Harbour, and plan of Halifax Harbour and small engravings of landmarks for bearings on entering New York Harbour at Sandy Hook. A very rare chart, dedicated to John Adams." Submaps of New York Harbour, Boston Harbour and Halifax Harbour. Coastal views of Bond Hollow, Mount Pleasant, Banabeag Hills, Cape Ann, Block Island, Mt. Desert Land, Chebucto Head. MS note: 158. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS notes: 274 4 sheets..

    093:274 M