North Polar regions. The Edinburgh Geographical Institute, John Bartholomew & Son, Ltd. "The Times" atlas. (London: The Times, 1922)

Col. map. Depths shown by hypsometric tints; soundings in fathoms. Shows extreme limit of floating ice, limit of pack ice, explorers routes with dates, currents, etc. This is the second issue of the 1920 edition, which was the first edition to use Bartholomew's maps (the only earlier edition us...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bartholomew, J. G. (John George), 1860-1920; John Bartholomew and Son, Bartholomew, J. G. (John George), 1860-1920
Other Authors: Rumsey Collection
Format: Map
Language:unknown
Published: 1922
Subjects:
Historical; Physical
Arctic
Online Access:http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~3065~430024
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Summary:Col. map. Depths shown by hypsometric tints; soundings in fathoms. Shows extreme limit of floating ice, limit of pack ice, explorers routes with dates, currents, etc. This is the second issue of the 1920 edition, which was the first edition to use Bartholomew's maps (the only earlier edition used maps by Andree, published in 1895 (see our #1010). Superb maps, beginning a run of Times Atlas editions that continues today. Cover title: The Times atlas & gazetteer of the world. Includes page of corrections from the 1920 ed.

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