Chart of the North Polar Sea nautical chart, Arctics
Summary
Covers the Arctic Ocean and Arctic landmasses adjacent to it.
Does not show navigational data other than names of coastal ports and coastal physical features.
Title printed at map center in a circle around the North Pole.
Oriented with Greenwich meridian at the bottom.
Admiralty nautical chart no. 260.
Hemmed at sheet edges with pink fabric; mounted on cloth backing; sectioned to 16 panels to enable folding.
Includes attributional notes in lower margin.
Signed on cloth backing in ink script on verso: North Polar Sea 1855, Millard Fillmore 1856.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Tags
Date
01/01/1855
Location
arctic ocean
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
Public Domain