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Title: Map of Spitzbergen to illustrate the paper by Professor Nordenskiöld & Captn. Von Otter

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Dates

  • Coverage: 1869

Publishers

  • London : published for the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, by J. Murray, Albemarle Street, 1869.

Summary

Track of the expedition shown in red. Portions of track to 81°42' N latitude, "the farthest point reached," are shown. Glaciers along coasts are shown. Conjectural coastlines shown by dotted lines. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. From: Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 39 (1869), pp. 131-46; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687

Subjects

  • Svalbard (Norway)
  • Spitsbergen Island (Norway)—Discovery and exploration—Maps
  • North Pole—Discovery and exploration
  • Coastal mapping
  • Svalbard (Norway)—Maps
  • Physical maps
  • Other

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (9.0, 29.0, 81.0, 76.0)
  • Geometry: BBOX (9.0, 29.0, 81.0, 76.0)

Provider

Princeton

Rights

  • Access rights: Public

Citation

Nordenskiöld, A. E. (Adolf Erik), 1832-1901. Map of Spitzbergen to illustrate the paper by Professor Nordenskiöld & Captn. Von Otter. London : published for the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, by J. Murray, Albemarle Street, 1869.. Image data. https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-x633f3540

Format

TIFF

Languages

  • eng