Collection Name	Rare Maps Collection, Alaska & Polar Regions
Identifier	UAF-M0589
Title	Arctic regions, with all the discoveries.
Description	The focus of this map is on Arctic Canada around the Davis Strait and Baffin's Bay. It features the explorations of MacClure, Kane, Ross, and Parry. An inset map shows the Arctic coast of Alaska. The other inset map centers on Bathurst Inlet and features Franklin's explorations. Top center: "Note. Dr. Kane's discoveries extend northward to beyond the parallel of '82°,' where, in 1854, he found an open sea stretching to the northward." Includes insets maps: Russian America -- Capt. Franklin's journey from Coppermine River, to the head of Bathurst Inlet, & return by Hood's River.
Creator	George Philip & Son
Subject.LCSH	Canada, Northern -- Discovery and exploration -- Maps -- 19th century Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- Maps -- 19th century Baffin Bay (North Atlantic Ocean) -- Maps -- 19th century Arctic Coast (Canada) -- Discovery and exploration -- Maps -- 19th century Arctic Coast (Alaska) -- Discovery and exploration -- Maps -- 19th century Bathurst Inlet (Nunavut) -- Discovery and exploration -- Maps -- 19th century Greenland -- Maps -- 19th century
Location	Canada, Northern Arctic Coast (Alaska) Arctic Coast (Canada) Baffin Bay (North Atlantic Ocean)
Region	Alaska Outside
Time Period	1741 to 1867
Date	1856;
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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