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Title: Map of the Yukon or Kwich-Pak River to illustrate Mr. Whymper's paper

Contributors:

Dates

  • Coverage: 1868

Publishers

  • London : published for the Journal of the Royal Geographical Socy. by J. Murray, Albemarle Strt., 1868.

Summary

Relief shown by hachures. Depth of Norton Sound depths are shown by soundings. Major Indian [Alaska Native] territories are shown. Includes inset of Behring Sea, North Pacific Ocean, Alaska, and Siberia. From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 38, (1868), p. 219-37; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v.38 1868

Subjects

  • Alaska
  • Yukon River (Yukon and Alaska)—Discovery and exploration
  • Waterways—Alaska—Maps
  • Indians of North America—Maps
  • Western Union Telegraph Expedition (1865-1867).
  • Yukon River (Yukon and Alaska)—Maps
  • Bering Sea—Maps
  • Fort Yukon (Alaska).
  • Norton Sound (Alaska).
  • Other

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (-166.166667, -144.833333, 66.25, 60.5)
  • Geometry: BBOX (-166.166667, -144.833333, 66.25, 60.5)

Provider

Princeton

Rights

  • Access rights: Public

Citation

Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873. Map of the Yukon or Kwich-Pak River to illustrate Mr. Whymper's paper. London : published for the Journal of the Royal Geographical Socy. by J. Murray, Albemarle Strt., 1868.. Image data. https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-0k225d52k

Format

TIFF

Languages

  • eng