Details

Subject(s)

• Franklin, John 1786-1847—Travel [Browse]
• King William Island (Nunavut)—Discovery and exploration [Browse]
• Franklin Expedition (1845). [Browse]
• King William Island (Nunavut)—Maps [Browse]

Author

Markham, Clements R. (Clements Robert), 1830-1916 [Browse]

Publisher

Edward Stanford Ltd [Browse]

Issuing body

Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Thematic maps [Browse]

Notes

• Route of Sir John Franklin's 1845 expedition, overland route of last survivors, and conjectural location of wrecked ships shown in red.
• Relics, cairns, boats, tents, graves, and skeletons discovered by McClintock (1859), Hall (1869), and Schwatka (1879) shown in red.
• Relief (headlands) shown by hachures.
• Location of north magnetic pole is shown.
• From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 2, no. 11 (Nov. 1880), pp. 657-662; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

With

Issued to accompany article: Expedition of Lieutenant F. Schwatka to King William Land / by C. R. Markham, C.B., Secretary R.G.S.

Other format(s)

• Available also online through: Princeton University Libraries, Digital Map & Geographic Data Web site.
• Online version of companion article available also through the JSTOR Web site. Access limited to subscribing member institutions only.

In

Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Volume 2, number 11 (Nov. 1880), pages 657-662, facing page 720. London : Edward Stanford

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