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Chart of Norton Sound and of Bhering's Strait made by the East Cape of Asia and the west point of America.

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Collection Name	Rare Maps Collection, Alaska & Polar Regions Collections
Identifier	UAF-G9780 [1779] H63a
Title	Chart of Norton Sound and of Bhering's Strait made by the East Cape of Asia and the west point of America.
Description	Shows tracks of various voyages. Relief shown by hachures and form lines; depths shown by soundings. Includes tracks of Cook's third voyage in the area. Shows coast of Chukchi Peninsula and Western Alaska (Seward Peninsula, Norton Sound). Includes several segments of the shoreline of St. Lawrence Island. Relief shown pictorially and by shading; depths shown by soundings. T. Condor, sculp. Outline and decorative hand coloring. Published in London by Alexr. Hogg in [1779?]. Scale is not given.
Creator	Conder, Thomas, 1746 or 7-1831
Contributors	Hogg, Alexander, fl. 1778-1819
Subject.LCSH	Bering Strait -- Maps -- Early works to 1800 Norton Sound (Alaska) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800 North Pacific Ocean -- Maps -- Early works to 1800 Discoveries in geography -- Maps
Location	Bering Strait Norton Sound (Alaska) North Pacific Ocean
Region	Northern Alaska
Time Period	1741 to 1867
Date	1779?
Type	Image (Maps)
Ordering & Use	For information on ordering and using this material: http://library.uaf.edu/order-photos
Holding Institution	Alaska and Polar Regions Collections, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.; mailto:UAF-APR-reference-Service@alaska.edu --(907) 474-2791--PO Box 756808, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6808.
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