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Source Description
Relief shown by hachures; depths by soundings.
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Document identity
localId
kk91fr52c
label
Chart of the Northern Passage between Asia & America
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
kk91fr52c
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Chart of the Northern Passage between Asia & America
description
Relief shown by hachures; depths by soundings.
date
["[1817]"]
year
1817
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_007370
creators
Neele, Samuel John, 1758-1824
Thomson, John, 19th cent
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
North Pacific Ocean--Maps
Bering Sea--Maps
Bering Strait--Maps
1816
subjectsGeographic
Bering Sea
Bering Strait
North Pacific
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Edinburgh
publisher
Printed by George Ramsay for John Thomson and Co.
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
extent
1 map : hand col. ; 48 x 57 cm.
notes
Relief shown by hachures; depths by soundings.
Hand colored in outline.
Shows coastal landmarks and routes of exploration, with descriptive notes.
Coasts of Asia and America around the Bering Sea, including the Aleutian Islands.
Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
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no
dcId
kk91fr52c
type
map
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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b8987e9a06b0c790