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[Visscher, Nicolaes, 1649-1702., Jansson, Johannes, 1588-1664]
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Hand colored in outline map of the North Polar regions, including Arctic North America, Scandinavia and northern Asia. Includes decorative cartouches, compass roses, vignettes of ships and Linea sub circulo Arctico. Showing cities and towns,waterways, ports, lakes and mountains. Relief shown pictorially.
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[Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594, Hondius, Jodocus, 1563-1612, Saltonstall, Wye]
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Copper-engraving, uncolored map map of the Arctic region. The North Pole is shown as a rocky island surrounded by 'indrawing seas' between four huge islands, and inset maps of the Faeroes, the Shetlands and the mythical Frisland in the corners. Relief shown pictorially.
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[Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594, Hondius, Iodocus, 1563-1612]
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Map of North Pole with neighboring countries. includes decorative borders and 3 inset maps. Relief shown pictorially.
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[Martova, K. B., Soviet Union. Glavnoe upravlenie geodezii i kartografii]
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Includes inset and legend.
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Stieler, Adolf
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Engraved hand colored outline map. Shows Canada, Alaska, northern Asia and northern Europe with north coast of Greenland undefined. Includes key indicating the unknown polar regions, the extent of drift ice, the northern tree line and extent of human occupation. Relief shown by hachure. Prime meridians are Greenwich and Ferro.
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[Thomson, John, Wyld, James, 1790-1836]
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Engraved print in black with hand-colored highlighing along coast lines and expedition routes. With 4 vignettes "View of Coppermine River, View of Scoresby's Sd., Burnets inlet Barrows Strait, and Iceberg in Baffins Bay." The atlas is the second edition and includes the extra map of the Arctic and two extra maps of Australia. The text adds a section on Voyages of Discovery. Two additional maps are laid in, one of South America, the other of Mexico. Each map has a small vignette illustrating a subject related to the map. Half leather paper-covered boards with label pasted on front printed with title. Prime meridian is Greenwich. Relief shown by hachures.
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Bartholomew, John
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Full color map. Arctic Ocean located at 90 00 N, 0 00 E . , and Greenland located at 72 00 N, 40 00 W. Depth shown by gradient tints and soundings. Prime meridian is Greenwich. No. 1721, and May, 59 marked on the lower corners of plate. The Times Atlas on the upper left corner.
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