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1	A new & accurate map of the north pole	Scale not given. Relief shown pictorially. "Drawn from the latest and best authorities and regulated by astronom. observations by Eman. Bowen." "No. 70." Includes explanations of the view and depiction of particular features. Shows Hudson Bay east to Bering Straits; north coasts of Greenland, C... Map no. 70 from Bowen's A complete system of geography, vol. 2.		[1747]
2	L'hemisphere septentrional pour voir plus distinctement les terres Arctiques	Scale not given. Relief shown pictorially. Includes "Terre de la Campagnie." Northwest coast of America left blank. Color variant.		1740
3	L'hemisphere septentrional pour voir plus distinctement les terres Arctiques	Scale not given. Relief shown pictorially. Includes "Terre de la Campagnie." Northwest coast of America left blank. Color variant.		1740
4	Carte des nouvelles découvertes	Two different states of the map, with slight differences in spelling and line breaks within the title and text blocks.
5	Die arctischen Lande	Scale approximately 1:133,000,000. Prime meridian: Ferro. At head of map: I. Title from a separate piece of paper with descriptive text. Text reads: "Die Arctischen Lande. WErden genannt alle die jenigen Lande / so zwischen der Alten und Neuen Welt gegen dem Mitternächtischen Pol ligen. Und ist h... Map originally from: Kurtz-bündige Abbild- und Vorstellung der gantzen Welt : worinnen alle in derselben, sonderlich aber in Teutschland, belegene Königreiche, Fürstenthumer, Provintzen und Landschafften, vornheme Städte, Vestungen, hohe Schulen, Flüß, Berge, Insuln und Wälder, & c : wie nicht we...		[1692]
6	Hémisphere septentrional pour voir plus distinctement les terres Arctiques	Scale approximately 1:29,000,000 at equator. Relief shown pictorially. "Avec privilege du Roi, 1782." "Nota. L'On trouve chez le même deux autres Hemisphères, Oriental et Occidental, ou grande Mappemonde en deux feuilles, sur les quelles on a tracé les nouvelles découvertes et les différents Voya... Acquired through Rasmuson Rare Books Endowment.		1782
7	Terre artiche	Scale [ca. 1:12,100,000]. Relief shown pictorially. Illustrated. Includes text regarding the north polar regions. From Coronelli's Atlante veneto.		[1696?]
8	This draught of the North Pole is to shew all the countries near and adjacent to it, as also the most remarkable tracks of the bold discoverers of them, and particularly the attempts of our own countrymen to find out the N. East and N. West passages	Scale not given. Relief shown pictorially. Two insets: A map of Nova Zembla and Waygats -- [View of the Northern Hemisphere showing the desired end points of the northwest and northeast passages]. "By H. Moll Geographer." At upper left: "Voll. 1, page 564." Shows tracks of various voyages; with ... From: Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca ..., by John Harris.		[1705]
9	Regionum circum polarium Lapponiæ, Islandiæ et Groenlandiæ novæ et veteris nova descriptio geographica	Scale approximately 1:26,000,000. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: Ferro. Top center of map: "Solem adorant, & deum, qui fecit solem, ignorant." Top center of map: "Similes facti sunt illis." This map of the Arctic regions centers on the North Atlantic area, Scandinavia, Russia, and Can... Acquired through Rasmuson Rare Books Endowment.		1701
10	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
11	Le pole arctique ou terre du septentrion	Scale approximately 1:45,000,000. Map is centered on the North Pole and features all the surrounding land masses. The meridians are from 0-360. The prime meridian on this map goes through Greenland and is about 35° west of Paris. At the time, cartographers outside of the British Empire often base... Acquired through Rasmuson Rare Books Endowment Fund.		[1651?]
12	A new & accurate map of the north pole	Scale not given. Relief shown pictorially. Hand colored. "Drawn from the latest and best authorities and regulated by astronom. observations by Eman. Bowen." "No. 110." Includes explanations of the view and depiction of particular features. Shows Hudson Bay east to Bering Straits; north coasts of... Map no. 110 from an unidentified publication.		[1747?]
13	Hemisphere septentrional pour voir plus distinctement les terres arctiques	Scale approximately 1:29,000,000. At equator. Relief shown pictorially. Polar view of the northern hemisphere. Prime meridian: Ferro. This is a round map of the Northern Hemisphere. It is De L'Isle's first edition and was reissued numerous time over the next 70 years. Japan and the northeast coas... Acquired through Rasmuson Rare Books Endowment.		1714
14	Carte des nouvelles découvertes	Scale not given. Relief shown by hachures. "Dressée par Phil. Buache Pr. Géogr. du Roi présentée à l'Acad. des Sciences le 9 Aout 1752 et approuvée dans son assemblée du 6 Septembre suivant." "Suppl. 6e carte" of Robert de Vaugondy's "Recueil de 10 cartes." Map of the Arctic regions by Buache, in... Title of second map: Extrait d'une carte Japonoise de l'Univers. Information on second map: "Apportée en Europe par Kaempfer et deposée dans le cabinet de feu Mr. Han-Sloane, président de la Société royale de Londres."		1752
15	Little Jo		1919
16	Regiones sub polo arctico	Scale varies with latitude. Includes decorative cartouche, multiple compass roses, small illustrations of ships throughout, coat of arms, and dedication to Guilielmo Backer de Corneliis by Joh. Blaeu. Hand colored. Originally created in 1638 for the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, dedication added in 1642. May be from Atlas minor sive geographica compendiosa, qua orbis terrarum, per paucas attamen novissimas tabulas ostenditur, by N. Visscher.		[1662?]
17	New & accurate map of the north pole	Uncolored variant is map no. 70 from Bowen's A complete system of geography, vol. 2. Colored variant is map no. 110 from an unidentified publication.		[1747]
18	Map of the North Pole	Uncolored and color variants. No. 2 of Moll's Atlas Minor.		[1736]
19	Carte des nouvelles découvertes	Scale not given. Relief shown pictorially. "Dressée par Phil. Buache Pr. Géogr. du Roi présentée à l'Acad. des Sciences le 9 Aousta 1752 et approuvée dans son assemblée du 6 Septembre suivant." "Suppl. 6e carte" in Diderot's Encyclopedia. Map of the Arctic regions by Buache, including tracks of ... Title of second map: Extrait d'une carte Japonoise de l'Univers. Information on second map: "Apportée en Europe par Kaempfer et deposée dans le cabinet de feu Mr. Han-Sloane, président de la Société royale de Londre."		[1752]
20	Continent Arctique	Scale not given. Page header: "Terres Arctiques" [with page number] "273." "Figure XCIX." Top left of map inside neat line: "273." Page footer: "Tome I" "S." Alternate spelling of map title: Continent Arctiqve. / Page 273 from Alain Manesson Mallet's Description de l'Univers. Vol. 1. Paris: D. Thierry, 1683. / Text on verso, in French, titled Terra a Jesso.		[1683]

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