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Arctic Regions and British America Bartholomew, John, 1805-1861
Description
Coloured engraved print depciting the British territories across North America and the Arctic. Contains two inset charts, the first of which is entitled, "Chart of the territories discovered and examined by the searching expideitions under the command of Cap. Austin & Cap. Penny, 1851." The second is entitled, "Beechey Island, site of Sir J. Franklin's winter quarters, 1845-1846." Upper right-hand corner reads "XLVI."
Item Metadata
| Title |
Arctic Regions and British America
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| Alternate Title |
Containing all of the discoveries in the arctic seas up to 1853
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| Creator | |
| Publisher |
Edinburgh : A & C Black
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| Date Issued |
[unknown]
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| Description |
Coloured engraved print depciting the British territories across North America and the Arctic. Contains two inset charts, the first of which is entitled, "Chart of the territories discovered and examined by the searching expideitions under the command of Cap. Austin & Cap. Penny, 1851." The second is entitled, "Beechey Island, site of Sir J. Franklin's winter quarters, 1845-1846." Upper right-hand corner reads "XLVI."
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| Extent |
1 map ; 41 x 54 cm
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| Geographic Location | |
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| Type | |
| File Format |
image/jpeg
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| Language |
English
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| Notes |
Most likely from an edition of: Black, Adam. Black's General Atlas of the World. Edinburgh: Adam & Charles Black, [1857].
Information found in Bartholomew, John. "Arctic regions and British America: containing all the discoveries in the Arctic seas up to 1853." Alaska's Digital Archives. |
| Identifier |
mccormick_052
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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 |
10.14288/1.0023343
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| Aggregated Source Repository |
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/