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Title	North polar chart
Creator	Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
Publisher	Edinburgh, London : William Blackwood & Sons Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
DateIssued	[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. Engraved at the bottom right is "W. & A. K. Johnston 74 Strand, London" and "Frontispiece." The bottom center carries the engraving "William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh and London."
Extent	1 map ; 44 x 34 cm
GeographicLocation	Arctic regions
Genre	Maps
Type	Still Image
FileFormat	image/jpeg
Language	English
Notes	Another edition of this engraving, published by W. & A.K. Johnston, is available in the collection as mccormick_unframed_y. Most likely from: Johnston, Alexander Keith. Handy Royal Atlas of Modern Geography: Exhibiting the Present Condition of Georgraphical Discovery in the Several Countries, Empires and States of the World. Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1873.
Identifier	G3270 1873 .J65 mccormick_096
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/
CatalogueRecord	http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=4897168
IsShownAt	10.14288/1.0023501
AggregatedSourceRepository	CONTENTdm

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