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Andrew McCormick Maps and Prints

Discoveries of Messrs, Dease and Simpson in 1838-9 [unknown]

Description

Map documents Dease and Simpson's survey of the Northwest Passage for the Hudson's Bay Company. Pagination instructions at top right: "To face p.274." Could be a Bartholomew map.

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Title
Discoveries of Messrs, Dease and Simpson in 1838-9
Alternate Title
Chart of the coast from Coronation Gulf to Boat River constructed from the narrative
Creator
[unknown]
Contributor
Dease, Peter Warren; Simpson, Thomas, 1808-1840
Publisher
London : John Murray
Date Issued
[1840]
Description
Map documents Dease and Simpson's survey of the Northwest Passage for the Hudson's Bay Company. Pagination instructions at top right: "To face p.274." Could be a Bartholomew map.
Extent
1 map ; 6 x 11 cm
Geographic Location
Canada ; Arctic regions ; Northwest Passage
Genre
Maps
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Notes
Map removed from source: Dease, Peter W. and Simpson, Thomas. "Narrative of the Progress of Arctic Discovery on the Northern Shore of America, in the Summer of 1839". Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London, Vol. 10 (1840), pp. 268-274.
Information found in Hayes, Derek. Historical Atlas of the Arctic. p.80.
Identifier
mccormick_m
Collection
Andrew McCormick Maps and Prints
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Andrew McCormick Maps and Prints
Date Available
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/
AIPUUID
1b1386eb-5c52-48e0-b459-d41e2d5356e0
DOI
10.14288/1.0023349
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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/