Summary: | Hemispherical map of the Arctic regions showing ocean currents, coastal towns, coastal features and the Northwest Passage. Relief shown by hachures.; Title in centre of sheet: Arctic Regions.; At foot of map: The results of Dr. Kane's expedition, by favour of the Royal Geographical Society.; Illustrations surrounding maps: walrus or moree, polar bear, Esquimaux man & boy, H.M.S. Terror thrown up by the ice in frozen strait, "Prince Albert" surrounded by icebergs in Melville Bay (W. Parker Snow), Cape Hotham, with H.M.S. Pioneer and Resolute, Esquimaux female, seal hunting, penguin, buidling an igloo and teams pulling sleds.; Prime meridians: London and Greenwich.; Also available in an electronic version via the internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm3981; Library copy has cardboard mounting. Ancillary map: Wellington Channel, Melville Island &c. from Admiralty chart. Scale [ca. 1:4,100,000].
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