Ms., mounted on cardboard. Relief shown by shading; depths shown by soundings. Depth in sazhens [approx. 2.13 meters], from the chart of Mr. La Perouse, supplemented from the surveys of Captain Lieutenant Zarembo. Signed, with annotations, by...
Relief shown by hachures; depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north to the right. Shows Udagak Strait, between Unalaska and [Sedanka] Island, from observations of fleet Captain Sarychev in 1792. Plate 15 from Sarychev's Atlas sievernoi...
Ms. (blueprint copy). Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north to the upper right. Inset: Uyak Bay : sketch showing relative position of Uyak Anchorage and Larsens Bay. Signed by George Davidson, with note: "From Captain Niebaum, Dec....
Shows Franklin's route in 1819, 1820 and 1821. Dedicated to Sir Philip Bowes Vere Broke, Captain of the Shannon (the British ship that defeated the Chesepeake in the War of 1812), by Henry Martin Leake.
A whale boat captain is seated on a snow bank, behind him is a pole with items hanging from it like chains, a pot, and next to him is another pot and a mitten. The captain is wearing a rain parka made of gut and rain boots, he has a labret in in...
Relief shown by hachures and form lines; depths shown by soundings. "From observations at the observatory at Thank God Harbor." Includes comparison chart of tidal relations and numerous profiles of coastline. Dissected and mounted on linen....
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights; depths shown by soundings. Insets: Zaliv Avacha sy karty Kapitan Bich [Avacha Bay from the chart of Captain Beechey] -- Port Petropavlovsk. Annotated with pencil drawing of profile view of the entrance to...
"Wainwright. Left to right: captain, engineering officer, government nurse, (who travels by dog-team) two school-teachers, our doctor, navigator. The nurse is nice, and just as rugged as they come." Photograph possibly taken on USCG Spencer, 1939.
Title from verso. Caption on verso reads: "Capt. Jack Ballerude, A.A.C. Med. C. 1941 Army Test Expedition." Bollerud was captain in the Alaska Air Command Medical Corps at Ladd Field in Fairbanks, Alaska, in 1942. He joined the U.S....
One map on 2 sheets. "By Robt. Morden & Will'm. Berry." Shows California as an island; much of the Arctic is blank. Relief shown pictorially. Ancillary map: [Polar projection of the arctic and subarctic]. Decorative cartouche including Captain...
One map on 2 sheets. Shows California as an island; much of the arctic is blank. Relief shown pictorially. Ancillary map: [Polar projection of the arctic and subarctic]. Decorative cartouche including Captain John Wood's coat of arms. Many...
This photo is taken on the riverboat Reliance, a steamer. The man standing next to the moose is the boat's engineer. The moose was shot by Captain George Green of the...
These photographs were taken between 1899 and 1911 and depict life in the region around Forts Gibbon and Egbert. Included are hunting parties, military personnel, camp buildings, scenery, dog sledding and skiing. Steamships are shown loading wood...
Title from caption. Photograph of Captain Mayo and his Indian wife's farm house. A field of barley is to the left. Narrative in photo album reads: Capt. Mayo & Indian wife a very early pioneer before days of any civilization." "Barley"