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British North America J. & C. Walker (Firm)
Description
Map of Canada, including Greenland, Iceland and the northern United States. Hand-coloured outline. Shows four Northwest Passage polar expidition routes of Franklin, Collinson, Rae and McClintock. Upper margin: "Positions Where the Relics of Sir John Franklin's Expeditions Were Found". Lower margin: "Hudson's Bay Co.'s MSS Parry Franklin Beechey Graab & c."; "London Edward Stanford 6 Charing Cross 19c."; "128" and "Engraved by J. & C. Walker".
Item Metadata
| Title | British North America |
| AlternateTitle | British North America published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge |
| Creator | J. & C. Walker (Firm) |
| Contributor |
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) |
| Publisher | London : Edward Stanford Ltd. |
| DateIssued | [unknown] |
| Description |
Map of Canada, including Greenland, Iceland and the northern United States. Hand-coloured outline. Shows four Northwest Passage polar expidition routes of Franklin, Collinson, Rae and McClintock. Upper margin: "Positions Where the Relics of Sir John Franklin's Expeditions Were Found". Lower margin: "Hudson's Bay Co.'s MSS Parry Franklin Beechey Graab & c."; "London Edward Stanford 6 Charing Cross 19c."; "128" and "Engraved by J. & C. Walker".
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| Extent | 1 map ; 32 x 39 cm |
| GeographicLocation |
Canada ; Northwest Passage |
| Genre | Maps |
| Type | Still Image |
| FileFormat | image/jpeg |
| Language | English |
| Notes |
Map published numerous times by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK). Map possibly removed from source: Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. The complete atlas of modern, classical and celestial maps, together with plans of the principal cities of the world. London: Edward Stanford, ca. 1860.
Information found in Imago Mundi, Vol. 46 (1994), pp. 151-167. |
| Identifier | G3400 1840z .B75; mccormick_202 |
| Collection | Andrew McCormick Maps and Prints |
| Source | Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Andrew McCormick Maps and Prints |
| DateAvailable | 2013-04-01 |
| Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
| 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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| AIPUUID | 1b1386eb-5c52-48e0-b459-d41e2d5356e0 |
| IsShownAt | 10.14288/1.0023194 |
| AggregatedSourceRepository | CONTENTdm |
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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/