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Mercator projection exhibiting the discoveries of the U.S. Grinnell expedition in search of Sir John Franklin

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Maps of the Arctic Regions

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Title
Mercator projection exhibiting the discoveries of the U.S. Grinnell expedition in search of Sir John Franklin
Names
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857 (Creator)
Collection

Maps of the Arctic Regions

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1856 (Inferred)
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 22-1786 [Filed as Arctic Regions 1856]
Topics
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857 -- Travel -- Arctic regions
Franklin, John, 1786-1847
Grinnell Expedition
Glaciers -- Greenland
Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration
Baffin Bay (North Atlantic Ocean)
Smith Sound
Kennedy Channel
Northwest Passage -- Discovery and exploration
Greenland
Genres
Maps
Manuscript maps
Notes
Content: Shows coastal area near Smith Sound, Kennedy Channel, Baffin Bay, and the location of glaciers.
Content: Also shows locations of U.S.S. Advance and "Line of escape Dr. Kane 1855."
Content: Signed "E. K. Kane Jan. 6. 56."
Content: Ink on cloth backed paper.
Content: Scale not given (W 85°02ʹ--W 50°08ʹ/N 82°30ʹ--N 71°30ʹ).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : manuscript ; 54 x 35 cm, sheet 59 x 41 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 1341873703
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b22842812
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 24.03.026
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 49f69300-0787-013b-01c3-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1820: Creator Born
  • 1856: Created
  • 1857: Creator Died
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Mercator projection exhibiting the discoveries of the U.S. Grinnell expedition in search of Sir John Franklin" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1856. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb79b960-0787-013b-90dd-0242ac110002

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Mercator projection exhibiting the discoveries of the U.S. Grinnell expedition in search of Sir John Franklin" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb79b960-0787-013b-90dd-0242ac110002

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1856). Mercator projection exhibiting the discoveries of the U.S. Grinnell expedition in search of Sir John Franklin Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb79b960-0787-013b-90dd-0242ac110002

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb79b960-0787-013b-90dd-0242ac110002 | title= (cartographic) Mercator projection exhibiting the discoveries of the U.S. Grinnell expedition in search of Sir John Franklin, (1856)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 25, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Mercator projection exhibiting the discoveries of the U.S. Grinnell expedition in search of Sir John Franklin