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Title

Chart of the North-West Passage discovered by Capt. McClure, H.M.S. Investigator, 1850-1853 [cartographic material] : from charts prepared at the Hydrographic Office Admiralty]

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Item (linked) part of

Arctic [cartographic material] (R11981-6-7-E)

Date(s)

24 Nov 1853

Place

Edinburgh

Place of creation

Scotland

Publisher

W. & A.K. Johnston

Edition statement

Third edition with the Discoveries of the American Arctic Expedition under Lieut. De Haven, Capt. Collinson, 27 August 1851

Extent

1 map : hand col. ; 29 x 59 cm on sheet 36 x 69 cm.

Language of material

English

Conditions of access

Cartographic material

90: Open
Original can be viewed in the presence o
f an early cartographic archivist.

Cartographic material
Microfiche NMC27815

90: Open

Cartographic material

90: Open

Volume
295 Item no. assigned by LAC 295

90: Open

Archival reference no.

R11981-288-X-E

Other accession no.

80101/245 CA

Local class no.

H3/800/1853

Terms of use

Credit Library and Archives Canada. Copyright expired.

Creator / Provenance

W. & A.K. Johnston (Firm)

Additional information

Relief shown by hachures.

Prime meridian west from Greenwich.

Shows ship's routes along the coast.

Includes legend indicating portions of the coast explored in search of Sir John Frnaklin.

Inset: Discoveries of Lieut. De Haven in September 1850 : from the chart of the American Arctic expedition in search of Sir John Franklin. 10 x 8 cm.

Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection # 295.

Custodial history

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

Related materials

For other copy see: G3517/C6S12/1854/.J6 - H2 (AMICUS No. 17079016) (NMC 15115, 15116 (verso).

Copy / version note

The microfiche version is NMC 27815.

Subject heading

1. Northwest Passage - Discovery and exploration - Maps.
2. Arctic Coast (Canada) - Discovery and exploration - Maps.
3. Canada - Arctic coast regions - Exploration - Voyages - In search of Sir John Franklin, 1786-1847 - Maps.

Source

Private

MIKAN no.

3824058