Antarctic geographic expeditions from the United States : 1819-1941 -- 1942-1955 -- 1955-1968 / Herman R. Friis, National Archives and Records Service; compiled from the official records and publications in the National Archives, Washington, D. C. 1968.
Three historical maps representing Antarctica, featuring voyages of exploration from the Untied States, from 1819 to 1968. Maps show the routes of explorers, ice shelves, bodies of water, coastlines and islands. Maps include legends, as well as a scale statement. Presented with Azimuthal Equal Area...
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United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey
1968
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| Summary: | Three historical maps representing Antarctica, featuring voyages of exploration from the Untied States, from 1819 to 1968. Maps show the routes of explorers, ice shelves, bodies of water, coastlines and islands. Maps include legends, as well as a scale statement. Presented with Azimuthal Equal Area Polar Projection. Colored lithograph. Together, maps are 42 x 31 cm, on sheet 49 x 35 cm. Accompanying descriptive text on page 129. Maps appear in Special subject maps section, subsection History. The national atlas of the United States of America, by the United States Geological Survey; published in Washington D. C., 1970. Bound in navy blue board, with title printed in silver on both front cover and spine. Accompanied by envelope with six overlay sheets, tucked between final page and back cover of volume. Collation: [i-vi], vii-xiii, [1], 2-417, A1, A2, B1, B2, C, D. Atlas contains 770 maps and 18 charts. Includes a dedication, foreward, list of contributors, introduction, table of contents and index to map subjects. Topic covered: physical geography, history, economics, culture, administrative boundaries and cartography. In addition, atlas also provides maps of the world, as related to the United States. Maps show political boundaries, cities, railways, roads, topography, bodies of water, glaciers, drainage, coastlines, islands, water depths and time zones. Topical maps feature other details, such as history, geology, climate, agriculture, population, racial demographics (including indigenous peoples), religion, language and transportation. Some maps use data visualization to further illustrate geographical information, with charts overlaid upon the landscape. "Adapted from "About The National Atlas of the United States of America," by the U.S. Geological Survey: The National Atlas of the United States of America was published in 1970. It was designed to be of practical use to decision makers in government and business, and for planners and research scholars as well as others needing to visualize country-wide ... |
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