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John Arrowsmith
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English: Discoveries in the Arctic Sea between Baffin Bay and Melville Island; shewing the coasts explored on the ice, by Captn. Ommanney & the officers of the expeditions under the command of Captain H.T. Austin R.N.C.B. and Captain W. Penny; also by the Honble. Hudson's Bay Co's expedition under the command of Rear Admiral Sir John Ross C.B. in search of Sir John Franklin. 1850-51. Drawn from official documents by John ArrowsmithSingle sheet. Hand col. engr. Scale: [ca. 1:3 000 000 (lat)]. Contents Note: Tracks of the Assistance, Intrepid, Pioneer and Resolute. Notes on wild animals and birds.
G285:4/19; Enlarged plan of Erebus and Terror Bay – The winter quarters of Sir J Franklin. Discoveries in the Arctic sea between Baffin Bay and Melville Island
Date 1851
date QS:P571,+1851-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions printed area 44 x 64cm, on sheet 45.5 x 67.5cm.
Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/540910
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