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1 Merkatorskaia karta Vostochnago okeana s sieverozapadnym beregom Ameriki i prilezhaiushchim k nemu Koloshenskim arkhipelagom Scale not given. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights; depths shown by soundings. Five insets: Ust'e rieki Chil'kat -- Gavan' Voevodskago -- Gavan' Etolin -- Gavan' Tomgaz -- Gavan' Kaigan. "Sostavlena iz raznykh zhurnalov i kart i gravirovana v Gidrograficheskom departamentie Morskago minis...
Signed and annotated by George Davidson, 1867. / English placed name Alexander Archipelago added in red.
1848
2 Chart of the North Polar Sea Scale not given. Relief shown by hachures and hill shading; depths shown by soundings. "Publd. according to Act of Parliament at the Hydrogr. Office of the Admiralty June 29th 1835, and Sold by R.B. Bate 21 Poultry." In upper right corner: "260."
"Corrected to 1849."
1835
3 British and Russian America Scale [ca. 19,000,000]. Relief shown by hachures. "Drawn & Engraved by J. Archer, Pentonville, London." Compass rose includes miniature map of western hemisphere. Includes names of indigenous groups. Shows northern United States, Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Iceland.
Plate 44, likely from an edition of Collins's College atlas for schools and families, but which edition has not been determined.
[1848?]
4 Chart of the North Polar Sea Scale not given. Relief shown by hachures and hill shading; depths shown by soundings. "Publd. according to Act of Parliament at the Hydrogr. Office of the Admiralty June 29th 1835, and Sold by R.B. Bate 21 Poultry." In upper right corner: "260."
"Corrected to 1849."
1835
5 Merkatorskaia karta Vostochnago okeana i Beringova moria, s poluostrovom Aliaskoiu i Aleutskimi ostrovami Scale not given Relief shown by hachures; depths shown by soundings. Four insets: Plan gavani Kupreianova -- Plan gavani Vrangelia -- Karta prolivov smezhnykh ostrovu Ungie -- Ocherk Ungenskoi gavani. "Sostavlena iz raznykh zhurnalov i kart i gravirovana v Gidrograficheskom departamentie Morskago...
Signed by George Davidson. Annotations on map are in the same hand.
1847
6 Eastern Siberia Scale [ca. 1:11,000,000]. Relief shown by hachures. "Engraved by J. & C. Walker." [Sources] "Piadischev, Lutke &c." Includes explanation of abbreviations and Russian geographical terms in upper margin. At bottom center: "92." [1846]
7 British and Russian America Scale [ca. 1:25,344,000]. Relief shown by hachures. "Drawn & Engraved by J. Archer, Pentonville, London." Compass rose includes miniature map of western hemisphere. Includes names of indigenous groups. Shows northern United States, Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Iceland.
Plate 44 from Gilbert's Modern atlas.
[1841?]
8 Chart of the North Pacific Ocean Scale not given. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights; depths shown by soundings. Insets: Victoria Harbour -- Awatska Bay -- Marian or Ladrone Isles -- The Sandwich Islands -- Philippine Islands -- Mouth of the Columbia River -- Harbour of San Francisco. "Compiled from the most recent survey... 1849
9 Atlas si͡everozapadnykh beregov Ameriki ot Beringova proliva do mysa Korrīėntes i ostrovov Aleutskikh s prisovokuplenīem ni͡ekotorykh mi͡est Si͡everovostochnago berega Azīi [unnumbered] General’naia karta Sievernoi chasti Tikhago Okeana-- [subheading] Sieverozapadnago Berega Ameriki-- 1. Karta Beringova Proliva-- 2. Zaliva Norton-- 3. Ocherka berega okolo Ova. Nunivok-- 4. Zaliva Bristol’-- 5. Zaliva Kenaiskago-- 6. Zaliva Chugatskago-- 7. Zaliva IAkutat-- 8. Siev...
This copy of the Teben'kov Atlas was originally presented by a Russian official to John Rogers (1812-1882), American naval officer and commander of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition. It was subsequently acquired by George Davidson (1825-1911), the Pacific Coast geodesist and geographer resp...
1852
10 Oceana, or, Pacific Ocean Scale not given. Inset: Wilkes' discoveries [along the coast of the Antarctic continent]. Hand colored to show British, Spanish, Portuguese and Dutch colonies and "Native" areas. Map of Oceania showing territorial possessions. Includes, Australiasia, Polynesia, and the North Pacific.
Possibly from Mitchell's New universal atlas.
[1846?]
11 Merkatorskaia karta Vostochnago okeana, mezhdu ostrovami Baranovym i Kad'iakom Scale not given. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights, depths shown by soundings. Six insets: V zalivie Shelikhova ili Port Meri -- Ust'e rieki Kaknu -- Zaliv Kukak -- Gavan' Riurika -- Vostochnaia chast' proliva Kupreianova -- Zaliv Nuchek. "Sostavlena iz raznykh zhurnalov i kart i gravirov...
In left margin, manuscript annotation in English, initialed by George Davidson, June 1900. Other annotations on the map are in the same hand.
1847
12 British North America Scale approximately 1:10,137,600. Relief shown by hachures. "Pubd. 25 April 1844, by J. Arrowsmith, 10, Soho Square." Has two geographic bar scales outside neat line in lower left corner and plate number 40 outside neat line in lower right corner. Shows Canada, the United States from Santa Fe nor...
Separated from an edition of Arrowsmith's "London atlas of universal geography" published between 1842 and 1844. / Acquired through Rasmuson Rare Books Endowment.
1844