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Map of North America showing its political divisions and recent discoveries in the polar regions

Description: From: Mitchell's general atlas. Map shows major cities of the North American continent and the Russian America, Danish America, British America, and Central American boundaries dividing it during the mid-nineteenth century. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:28,000,000].
Date: 1860
Creator: Williams, W. (Wellington)
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[3 Travel Maps]

Description: Three travel maps which are meant to accompany a text about expeditions in the area. The first map shows the north pole and northernmost parts of North America and Greenland; some exploration routes and geographic features are noted. The second map shows exploration and discoveries in the Arctic Sea area with regions and some geographic features noted. The third map is a nautical chart of the Port of Lievely with depths marked in fathoms and some relief of surrounding land marked.
Date: 1855
Creator: Belcher, Edward, Sir, 1799-1877
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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