File:Discoveries in the Arctic Sea between Baffin Bay and Melville Island; shewing the coasts explored on the ice, by Captn. Ommanney and the officers of the expeditions under the command of Captain H.T. Austin R.N.C.B. and Captain RMG S0251.jpg
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John Arrowsmith |
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English: Discoveries in the Arctic Sea between Baffin Bay and Melville Island; shewing the coasts explored on the ice, by Captn. Ommanney & the officers of the expeditions under the command of Captain H.T. Austin R.N.C.B. and Captain W. Penny; also by the Honble. Hudson's Bay Co's expedition under the command of Rear Admiral Sir John Ross C.B. in search of Sir John Franklin. 1850-51. Drawn from official documents by John ArrowsmithSingle sheet. Hand col. engr. Scale: [ca. 1:3 000 000 (lat)]. Contents Note: Tracks of the Assistance, Intrepid, Pioneer and Resolute. Notes on wild animals and birds. G285:4/19; Enlarged plan of Erebus and Terror Bay – The winter quarters of Sir J Franklin. Discoveries in the Arctic sea between Baffin Bay and Melville Island |
| Date | 1851 |
| Dimensions | printed area 44 x 64cm, on sheet 45.5 x 67.5cm. |
| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/540910 |
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| Identifier | Acquisition Number: N9360 id number: G285:4/19 |
| Collection | Charts and maps |
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