British America. Containing all the Discoveries of the Arctic Seas up to 1856. Published by A. & C. Black. Edinburgh. Printed in Colours by Schenck & Macfariane. Edinburgh. Drawn & Engraved by J. Bartholomew, Edinburgh.

• Main Authors: Bartholomew, John; Black, Adam & Charles, Bartholomew, John
• Other Authors: Rumsey Collection
• Format: Map
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1856
• Subjects: Arctic; Canada; Wellington Channel
• Online Access: http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~37000~1210002; http://www.davidrumsey.com/rumsey/Size1/D0121/0073002.jpg

Countries outlined in color. Land tinted. Insets of Enlarged Chart of Wellington Channel &c., and Beechy Island, Site of Sir J. Franklin's Winter Quarters, 1845-1846. All maps by Bartholomew. First use of printed color by Black and Bartholomew. This is a fine atlas, scarce, and almost as good as Rogers and Johnston's Atlas of the United States, 1857 (see our #3825). Bound in dark green cloth covered boards with "Black's Atlas Of North Ame(rica)" on the spine in gilt (the "rica" in parentheses is missing from the original spine). P1232,1385; NMM 478.