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Titre

To Arthur Dobbs, Rowland Frye, James Douglass, Henry Douglas, John Tomlinson, Robert Macky, William Bowden and Samuel Smith, esq., This chart of the coast where a northwest passage was attempted under their direction in the years 1746 & 1747, is most respectfully dedicated by their agent & very humble servant Henry Ellis [cartographic material] /

Structure du classement

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Pièce (reliée) fait partie de

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

Date(s)

12 Feby. 1748

Lieu

[London]

Lieu de création

Angleterre

étendue

1 map : ill. , hand col. ; 57 x 45 cm on sheet 71 x 53 cm.

Langue du document

Anglais

Portée et contenu

Map shows various routes explored in search of the Northwest passage.

Conditions d'accès

Documents cartographiques

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

Documents cartographiques
Microfiche NMC21058

90: Ouvert

No pièce (créateur)

Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection #274

Documents cartographiques

90: Ouvert

Volume
274 No de pièce attribué par BAC 274

90: Ouvert

No de référence archivistique

R11981-224-6-E

Autre no d'acquisition

80101/245 CA

Indice de class locale

H2/1101/1748

Modalités d'utilisation

Credit Library and Archives Canada. Copyright expired.

Nom(s) additionnel(s)

Ellis, Henry, 1721-1806.
Graveur : Mynde, James, fl. 1720-1760.

Information additionnelle

Relief shown pictorially.

Depths shown by soundings.

"Published according to Act of parliament 12 Feby., 1748".

Includes illustrations of ships and whales.

Includes text describing the various routes examined in search of the passage.

Historique de la conservation

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

Note des copies / versions

The microfiche version is NMC 21058.

Note sur les expositions

This map was part of an exhibition held at The Royal Ontario Museum, April 1958 entitled "Up North: The Discovery and Mapping of the Canadian Arctic, 1511-1944" showcasing MacDonald's Collection
Treasures of the National Map Collection, Public Archives of Canada : An exhibition of 100 original maps, atlases, globes and architectural plans, 1490-1982, held at the Public Archives of Canada 17 August 1982 to 9 January 1983

Vedette-matière

1. Northwest Passage - Discovery and exploration - Maps.
2. Arctic regions - Discovery and exploration - Maps.

Source

Privé

No MIKAN

3805082