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Title

Chart of the arctic regions [cartographic material] from the Admiralty surveys.

Arrangement structure

Date(s)

[ca. 1853]

Place

London

Place of creation

England

Publisher

James Wyld

Edition statement


3rd. ed

Extent

1 map : hand col. ; 37 cm in diam. on sheet 47 x 49 cm.

Language of material

English

Scope and content

Map shows Arctic exploration by various British Explorers.

Conditions of access

Cartographic material
90: Open
Original can be viewed in the presence o
f an early cartographic archivist
Cartographic material
Microfiche NMC27792
90: Open
Cartographic material
90: Open
Volume
294 Item no. assigned by LAC 294
90: Open
Archival reference no.
Other accession no.
80101/245 CA
Local class no.
H3/800/[1853] copy 1

Terms of use

Credit Library and Archives Canada. Copyright expired.

Creator / Provenance

Additional information

Meridian of Greenwich.

"Published by James Wyld, Geographer to the Queen and H.R.H. Prince Albert, Charing Cross, East London".

"To Lady Franklin: This sketch is dedicated by her obliged and obedient servant James Wyld".

Includes a colour coded reference list of explorers.

Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection # 294.

Custodial history
Part of the Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection purchased by the Public Archives of Canada in 1981.

Related materials
For other copies and editions see: Mikan 3819951 (NMC 27793) ; AMICUS No 28938758 (NMC 197197)

Copy / version note
The microfiche version is NMC 27792

Exhibitions note
Up North: The Discovery and Mapping of the Canadian Arctic, 1511-1944" An Exhibtion held at The Royal Ontario Museum April 1958

Subject heading

Arctic regions - Exploration - Routes - Maps.

Source

Private

MIKAN no.

3819946