Map of Baffin Bay, Canadian North West Territories and Greenland c. 1876

Engraved map | 32.0 x 29.4 cm (unfolded map) | RCIN 2580125

Description

Section of map showing Latitudes 65 to 90, North-West Territories of Canada, Greenland, seas in between and Arctic Circle. Taken from a larger map.

Provenance

Presented to Queen Victoria by Captain George Nares (1831-1915) in 1876
People involved

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Engraved map

paper

engraving

Measurements

32.0 x 29.4 cm (unfolded map)
Groupings
Category
Photographs
Object type(s)
printed & manuscript material
maps
Subject(s)
Places
Polar regions
Arctic territories
Greenland [Denmark]
America (continent)
North America
Canada
Northwest Territories [Canada]
Geography
Maps
Physiography
Oceans
References

Alternative title(s)

Map of Baffin Bay, Canadian North West Territories & Greenland. [] [Her Majesty's ships the Alert & Discovery, 1875-1876].

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