Shows routes of exploration; north coast of Alaska and western Canada incomplete. Relief shown by hachures; depths shown by soundings. From Thomson's New General Atlas … 1817. No. 74. Outline color.
Shows Northwestern America and the northeastern tip of Asia, including an enormous and prominent false "Mer l'Ouest" as well as a clear North West Passage; based on the rare De L'Isle map which supposedly chronicled the discoveries of one "Admiral...
Shows North Pacific Ocean from Borneo and the Philippine Islands to the Gulf of Panama, and from the equator north to the Seward and Chukchi Peninsulas. Shows routes between various locations with travel times. Relief shown by hachures, shading...
View of building painted with a Christmas theme in North Pole, Alaska. Pictures painted on the building include Santa Claus, reindeer, sleigh, Christmas tree, igloo, log cabin and cache, and red and white stripes. Sign on the building reads:...
Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north to the upper right. Shows steamer routes. Annotations include elevations. Annotated by Thos B. Bishop of the ship Fox. In lower right margin: 8001. Stamped "Sub Office U.S. Coast and Geodetic...
Relief shown by hachures. Inset: Continuation of Smith's Sound to the northward on reduced scale. Shows the arctic islands of North America, including the western tip of Greenland. Extensive place names along the coastlines. Outlines of land hand...
Relief shown pictorially. Shows Hudson's Bay & Great Lakes area, including southern tip of Greenland & Baffin Island. From Cape Blanco north there is only a dotted line extending to the northeast toward Rankin Inlet, with no indication of the...
Shows North Pacific Ocean, northwestern Asia and the northwest coast of North America from Alaska to New Albion. Relief shown by hachures. First published in 1804, updated in 1812 with information from Krusenstern's voyage. Prime meridian:...
Shows shipping routes. Shows North and Central America including Greenland and Iceland; north coast of Greenland undefined and partial coasts of "Ellesmere Land" and "Grinnell Land." Includes legend and testimonials. Relief shown by hachures and...
Title taken from back of stereograph. "The story of Peary's attempts to discover the North Pole is a tale of heroism. For twenty years he struggled before he finally succeeded. He made his first trip to Greenland in 1886 when he was a young...
View of seven officers in uniform standing on the deck of the ship, North Star, in Alaska. From verso: "7 of the North Star officers (Bowersox second from right) L[eft] to R[ight] Sundt, Greenfield, Whitlam, Sanwick, Lystad, Bowersox, and...
From 1932 until 1941, when she was transferred to the Coast Guard, the NORTH STAR, sturdy service vessel of Office of Indian Affairs, sailed from Seattle to points north, making 50 stops on the outbound journey to Barrow and also stopping in St....
2 maps of the North Pacific Ocean area printed on the same page. Suppl. 6e. carte in Diderot's Encyclopedia. Also published in Robert de Vaugondy's Recueil de 10 cartes. Relief shown pictorially.
Shows North Pacific Ocean. Includes Asia from the Philippines to Bering Strait as well as the Seward Peninsula, part of Bristol Bay, the Alaska Peninsula and some of the Aleutian Islands. Reference: Falk 1775-5.
Relief shown pictorially. Shows major routes of exploration. From Thomas Jefferys and others, The American atlas. Series: A chart of North and South America : including the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with the nearest coasts of Europe, Africa and...
Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Insets: North Star Bay -- Omenak Fiord -- Disko Bay. "Published according to Act of Parliament at the Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty Decr. 14th 1852." "Fredk. H. Hoadley, No. 9,...
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows west coast of North America, from California up to Prince William Sound. Insets: Klondike Region on enlarged scale -- Alaska [index map with an inset of the Aleutian Islands] -- Map showing the...
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows west coast of North America, from California to Prince William Sound. Insets: Klondike region -- Map showing the country between Juneau & Ft. Selkirk. Ancillary map: Alaska [index map with an...
Title from donor notes. Photograph showing a sod house in the foreground with the North Star off shore. Full donor notes read: "Department of the Interior supply ship "North Star" lying off the south beach on its annual fall visit...