North polar regions
Date1680
FormatMap
NotesThis map is a globe calotte (a cap that covers the join of gores on a globe), and includes the area from seventy degrees north to the pole. There is no land shown at the pole itself; rather, it is attractively criss-crossed with numerous rhumb lines. There are several sea creatures such as whales and narwhals and sea "monsters" depicted, as well as polar bears, sailing ships and large wooden Viking style rowboats.
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Medium
Dimensions34 cm x 25 cm (13 3/8 in. x 9 13/16 in.)
Language
CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
Usage Rights
Public Domain
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Object Number912-98-N59
Hartwig, G. (Georg), 1813-1880
1887
Beechey, Frederick William, 1796-1856
1821
Claughton, Thomas Legh, 1808-1892
n.d.
Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael), 1825-1894
1875
Franklin, John, 1786-1847
1879