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Title: A new & accurate map of the North Pole, with all the countries hitherto discovered situated near or adjacent to it as well as some others more remote : drawn from the latest and best authorities and regulated by astronom[ica]l observat[io]ns

Contributors:

Dates

  • Coverage: 1747

Publishers

  • [London : Printed for William Innys, Richard Ware, Aaron Ward [and 13 others], 1747]

Summary

Relief shown pictorially. Includes descriptive notes and ornamental cartouche. "Meridian of London." Scale determined by using graticule method. In lower margin: No. 110. From: A complete system of geography ... / by Emanuel Bowen ... London : Printed for William Innys, Richard Ware, Aaron Ward [and 13 others], 1747.

Subjects

  • Arctic Ocean; Arctic regions
  • North Pole—Maps—Early works to 1800
  • Northern Hemisphere—Maps—Early works to 1800
  • Arctic regions—Maps—Early works to 1800
  • Northwest Passage—Maps—Early works to 1800
  • Maps—North Pole—1747
  • Maps—Northern Hemisphere—1747
  • Maps—Arctic regions—1747
  • Maps—Northwest Passage—1747
  • Other

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (-180.0, 180.0, 90.0, 50.0)
  • Geometry: BBOX (-180.0, 180.0, 90.0, 50.0)

Provider

Princeton

Rights

  • Access rights: Public

Citation

Bowen, Emanuel, d. 1767. A new & accurate map of the North Pole, with all the countries hitherto discovered situated near or adjacent to it as well as some others more remote : drawn from the latest and best authorities and regulated by astronom[ica]l observat[io]ns. [London : Printed for William Innys, Richard Ware, Aaron Ward [and 13 others], 1747]. Image data. https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-pv63g209m

Format

TIFF

Languages

  • eng