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Circumjacent the North Pole [unknown]
Description
Steel engraving with outline hand colouring. Produced for the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK) to illustrate the newest discoveries.
Item Metadata
| Title |
Circumjacent the North Pole
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| Alternate Title |
No. 5, Circumjacent the North Pole
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| Creator | |
| Contributor | |
| Publisher |
London : Charles Knight & Co.
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| Date Issued |
[unknown]
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| Description |
Steel engraving with outline hand colouring. Produced for the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK) to illustrate the newest discoveries.
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| Extent |
1 map ; 27 x 27 cm
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| Geographic Location | |
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| File Format |
image/jpeg
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| Language |
English
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| Notes |
Map published numerous times by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK). Map removed from book: The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Maps of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. London: Charles Knight & Co., 1844 or later.
Information found in Phillips, Philip Lee. A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress. V.1 p.472 and Imago Mundi, Vol. 46 (1994), pp. 151-167. |
| Identifier |
mccormick_112
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| Collection | |
| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Andrew McCormick Maps and Prints
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| Date Available |
2013-04-01
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| Rights |
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books & Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
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| Catalogue Record | |
| AIP UUID |
1b1386eb-5c52-48e0-b459-d41e2d5356e0
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0023190
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| Aggregated Source Repository |
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Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books & Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/