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Andrew McCormick Maps and Prints

North polar chart Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871

Description

Large engraved print including the regions surrouding the North Pole. No scale is provded, but the topography and depth of the ocean is indicated in fathoms. The bottom center carries the engraving "William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh and London." The lower right-hand corner reads "Frontispiece."

Item Metadata

Title
North polar chart
Creator
Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
Publisher
Edinburgh, London : W. & A. K. Johnston Limited
Date Issued
[unknown]
Description
Large engraved print including the regions surrouding the North Pole. No scale is provded, but the topography and depth of the ocean is indicated in fathoms. The bottom center carries the engraving "William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh and London." The lower right-hand corner reads "Frontispiece."
Extent
1 map ; 45 x 35 cm
Geographic Location
Arctic regions
Genre
Maps
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Notes
Another edition of this same engraving, published by William Blackwood, is available in the collection as mccormick_96. Most likely from: Johnston, Alexander Keith. Handy Royal Atlas of Modern Geography, Exhibiting the Present Condition of Geographical Discovery and Research in the Several Countries, Empires, and States of the World. Edinburgh: W. & A.K. Johnston, 1880.
Identifier
G3270 1880 .J65; mccormick_unframed_y
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/
Catalogue Record
ttp://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=4897175
AIPUUID
1b1386eb-5c52-48e0-b459-d41e2d5356e0
DOI
10.14288/1.0023493
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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/