The Antarctic discoveries of the Wilkes Expedition in 1840 in comparison with the work of other expeditions, especially those of Mawson [cartographic material]
- Bib ID:
- 1829790
- Format:
- Map
- Author:
- American Geographical Society of New York
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Scale:
- Mean meridional scale in lat. 65°--68°S 1:3,350,000 (E 93°00'--E 171°00'/S 60°00'--S 71°30')
- Description:
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- New York : American Geographical Society of New York, © 1932
- 2 maps on 1 sheet : col. ; 29 x 49 cm. and 26 x 49 cm., on sheet 46 x 54 cm.
- Notes:
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- To accompany: Wilkes Land rediscovered / William H. Hobbs.--(Geographical review ; v. 22, no. 4 (1932), pl. V)
- Maps of the coast of Antarctica showing the tracks of Wilkes' Expedition (in black) including tracks of the "Vincennes" (Wilkes), "Peacock" (Hudson), "Porpoise" (Ringgold), and "Flying Fish" (Knox), and the tracks of Other Expeditions (in red): Balleny 1839, Dumont D'Urville 1840, Ross 1841, "Challenger" 1874, Borchgrevink 1899, Drygalski 1902, Scott 1904 & 1911-1913, Shackleton 1909 & 1915-1916 and Mawson 1911-1914 & 1930-1931. Relief shown by hachures and soundings.
- Includes list of other explorers' expeditions.
- "The black base is a slightly enlarged facsimile reproduction (in two halves) of the relevant portion of the Chart of the Antarctic Continent in the atlas accompanying 'Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition ... ', by Charles Wilkes, U.S.N., 5 vols., Philadelphia, 1844 (later issued as U.S. Hydrographic Chart no. 70)."
- Includes notes.
- National Library of Australia's copy 2 acquired by arrangement with Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR).
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-390032660
- Subject:
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- United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842) -- Maps
- Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1901-1904) -- Maps
- Scientific expeditions -- Antarctica -- Adelie Coast -- Maps
- Scientific expeditions -- Antarctica -- Wilkes Land -- Maps
- Scientific expeditions -- Antarctica -- Victoria Land -- Maps
- Adelie Coast (Antarctica) -- Discovery and exploration -- Maps
- Wilkes Land (Antarctica) -- Discovery and exploration -- Maps
- Victoria Land (Antarctica) -- Discovery and exploration -- Maps
- Time Coverage:
- 1839-1931
- Other authors/contributors:
- Copyright:
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- Creator Date of Death is Before 1955
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- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1952
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- Published
- Publication date:
- 1932
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