Kashnor notes, "Chart of the North Coast of North America, from Behring Strait to Davis Strait, shewing the discoveries made by Capt. McClure and other explorers, the route of the sledge party under Lieut. Cresswell, and the track of the Phoenix by which Lieut. Cresswell returned to England. In this expedition the North-West Passage was discovered." See also 105:022M for map printed one year earlier. Explanation of routes and explorers discoveries. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: 31.
Type
image
Extent
1 map lithographed col. 25 x 56 cm., sheet 42 x 60 cm.
North West Passage Northwest Coast of North America--Maps McClure, Robert John Le Mesurier, Sir, 1807-1873--Voyages
Time Period
1854
Place
Arctic Region Northwest Passage Arctic Ocean Bering Strait Canada North Coast United States Alaska Coast Baffin Bay Davis Strait W 180° W 45°/N 80° N 64°
Source
Huntington Rare Book Maps Maps, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
Purchased en bloc by HEH from the Museum Book Store, June 7, 1927.
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